Rainy, Stormy Days in Queensland

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A distinct patch of dark red hugs the coast and covers several cities and towns." /></a> </div> <div class = "panel-footer"> <p class = "first">January 31 - February 4, 2025<a href = "https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/153000/153914/ausflood_mrg_20250204_lrg.jpg" target = "_blank" class = "download-btn download-btn-first no-underline pull-right hvr-rectangle-out">JPEG</a></p> <div class = "clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <p>Starting in late January 2025, a slow-moving summer storm dropped copious rain along the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia. A week later, rainfall totals totaled more than 100 centimeters (39 inches) in some areas, <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/rainfall/">according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology</a> (BoM).</p> <p>The rainfall was especially intense for several days along several hundred kilometers of the coast between Cairns and Ayr. The map above shows rainfall accumulation in a period of just over four days ending on February 4, 2025. The reddest areas are where rainfall totals during this period were the highest.</p> <p>These data are <a href="https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/earth-observation-data-basics/remote-sensing">remotely sensed</a> estimates that come from <a href="https://gpm.nasa.gov/resources/documents/gpm-integrated-multi-satellite-retrievals-gpm-imerg-algorithm-theoretical-basis-">IMERG</a> (the Integrated Multi-Satellite Retrievals for GPM), a product of the <a href="https://gpm.nasa.gov/">GPM</a> (Global Precipitation Measurement) mission, and may differ from ground-based measurements. For instance, IMERG data are averaged across each pixel, meaning that rain-gauge measurements within a given pixel can be significantly higher or lower than the average.</p> <p>Ground-based measurements indicate that the city of Townsville saw the equivalent of six months of rain in just three days, <a href="https://x.com/BOM_Qld/status/1886198972600992223">according to BoM Queensland</a>. The largest weekly rainfall total was measured at a gauge in the Cardwell Range, southwest of Tully, where almost <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/rainfall/">170 centimeters</a> (67 inches) fell.</p> <p>Thousands of people evacuated as flooding threatened the region, according to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3j2w41qkko">news reports</a>. The deluge isolated some communities, caused rivers and reservoirs to spill over their banks, and destroyed parts of a main highway. As of the morning of February 6, a <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/flood/knowledge-centre/about-warning-service.shtml#:~:text=Major%20flooding,Utility%20services%20may%20be%20affected.">major flood warning</a> persisted along the Herbert River, meaning large areas were inundated. Watches and warnings remained in effect for more than a <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/flood/index.shtml">dozen other rivers</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/tropical-cyclone-knowledge-centre/understanding/tc-info/#tropical-lows">Tropical lows</a> are common in northern Australia in February, during the region’s <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01262-5">wet season.</a> But this storm was especially slow and productive in terms of rain, with many areas <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/">breaking records</a> for daily or multi-day totals.</p> <p><i>NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using IMERG data from the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) at NASA/GSFC. Story by Kathryn Hansen.</i></p> </div> <div class = "col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12"> <div class = "panel panel-default hidden-xs"> <div class = "panel-body"> <div class = "panel-map"> <a href = "/map#6/-19.276215969619/146.78411269329" id = "pointer" title = "pointer" alt = "pointer" class = "no-underline panel-map-pinpoint" style="top: 94.169825644234px; left: 304.21929904974px;"><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  <svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 98.2 98.2" style="enable-background:new 0 0 98.2 98.2;" xml:space="preserve"> <style type="text/css"> .st0{fill:#F05223;cursor:default;} </style> <circle class="st0" cx="49" cy="49.1" r="49"/> </svg> </a> <img src = "/img/detailMap.jpg" id = "map" class = "panel-map-detailmap" alt = "Location" onclick="location.href='/map#6/-19.276215969619/146.78411269329'" /> </div> <div class = "panel-map"> <p class="text-center 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Accessed February 5, 2025.</li> <li>Australian Bureau of Meteorology (2025, February 5) <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/">Queensland Warnings Summary</a>. Accessed February 5, 2025.</li> <li>Australian Bureau of Meteorology (2025, February 5) <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/rainfall/">Rainfall Update</a>. Accessed February 5, 2025.</li> <li>Australian Bureau of Meteorology (2025, February 4) <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/tropical-note/">Heavy rainfall across northern Queensland</a>. Accessed February 5, 2025.</li> <li>BBC (2025, February 2) <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3j2w41qkko">Crucial highway cut off as Australian floods worsen</a>. Accessed February 5, 2025.</li> <li>The Watchers (2025, February 2) <a href="https://watchers.news/2025/02/02/major-flooding-underway-in-northern-queensland-after-extreme-rainfall-australia/">Major flooding underway in northern Queensland after extreme rainfall, Australia</a>. 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