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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
for FLASH FLOODING
For people in the Central West and parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin, Central Coast and Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Maranoa and Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.
Issued at 12:25 pm Tuesday, 31 January 2012.
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce very heavy rainfall and flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Roma, Charleville, Longreach, Winton, Proserpine and Bowen.
Emergency Management Queensland advises that people should:
* Avoid driving, walking or riding through flood waters.
* Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees.
* Avoid using the telephone during a thunderstorm.
* Beware of fallen trees and powerlines.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
The next warning is due to be issued by 3:25 pm.

we were lucky to have what we had for january, most falling in 3-4 days,otherwise very crappy january for us up here, nearly every storm went around us, even sure some went over us lifting its rain to not trip over us :-)Hopefully something decent this month, humidity is killing me, something has to give........

[i]Now if it would all just push North a bit we'd be laughing .. as it is dont think this will bring much to ingham

Afternoon all! Ugh missed all the rain again out here! Total for Jan 188.4mm

Well because my weather station works on a midnight to midnight it wont finish recording January figures til tonight. If you go by 9am figures, my total for January is 369.4mm

Mine does too mscactus. But i use it for rainfall rates only and have my trusty Nylex for daily totals.

So my suggestion is to get a very inexpensive nylex (all of around $14.00) stick it on a post and use that as main measuring device.