Flood-affected areas in North Queensland are forecast to receive more rain and severe weather warnings from the Gulf Country to Townsville are in place. Areas around the Upper Flinders could see ...

Far North Queensland is facing another flood threat as up to 250 millimetres ... “There is a severe weather warning in place from Proserpine to Tully.” ...

Major flood warnings are in place for half a dozen dams in Far North Queensland. Heavy rainfall is expected to lash parts of the region on Monday and Tuesday as the monsoonal trough moves east.

Today, however, it isn’t so easy or predictable. It has actually become a potentially costly and frightful endeavor to place. Flood insurance was stable for decades until Hurricane Katrina occurred.