Queensland (Cairns) Floods 12/01/2009

[XR6_661]

Pretty much stuck at work haha.

Had 300mm+ I a 24 hour period. Trying to find out if the way home is still open.

[Peuty]

Good opportunity to clock up some overtime!

[DJM83]

Thats unreal mate, looks like there will be more on the way aswell

[Dazza XLT]

It's now heading down my way... :yeees:

[RG]

Got rain?

[Fev]

get some skiboards :P

hope you're place is gonna be alright!

[deesun]

Get rid of it all now please. I've booked in for the week of 9-13 of Feb. And it rained for a week last time I was there in 01.

[flappist]

soggy doggy......

There was a prediction that it would be a bit wet up until May. Funny thing is that it was soggy in 1998 and before that in 1987 and before that in 1976.

Can't be sunspots, not sure how tax them.......

Must be global warming

[XR6_661]

[ch33z1l]

Could have sworn those 2 pics were off the main street of Yeppoon.

Nice shower...

[TS50]

got to love the tropics

[bd737]

That last pic shows when a 4WD with snorkel comes in handy! (Edit - I realise they don't have snorkels...)

[Peuty]

Originally Posted by XR6_661

I'm pretty sure that the red SR5 is double parked. I'd call the council and report that.

[XYGTHO]

Originally Posted by ch33z1l

Could have sworn those 2 pics were off the main street of Yeppoon.

Nice shower...

Ha ha, i can't see the resemblence at all. Gee thats alot of rain. Good thing i got my guttering finished. I'm trying to paint the outside of my house though.

[go_ford]

Originally Posted by Peuty

I'm pretty sure that the red SR5 is double parked. I'd call the council and report that.

maybe its a disabled zone. cos the driver cant swim

[DJM83]

More awesome pics mate, unbeleiveable how much rain you have had up there

[wicksy]

i jsut hope mackay doesnt get flooded again like last year

[Force6]

How do the tropical North Queensland members with lowered/performance/etc cars cope with the occasional cyclones/floods? Any horror stories?

[Dazza XLT]

Originally Posted by Force6

How do the tropical North Queensland members with lowered/performance/etc cars cope with the occasional cyclones/floods? Any horror stories?

Not a performance car, but my work ute has seen it's fair share of water crossings.
Not a good feeling when the front end lifts off the ground! Turned into it, and it started moving the ute towards the traffic island. Slotted it into first & held it flat.
Managed to pull through, only just!

[fordomatic]

anyone who books a holiday in jan or feb to FNQ is crazy, it floods every year and rains constantly

[woodsy109]

My EL has had a bit of a hard time in the rain. Last year I had the coil pack go in Innisfail, the BCM go about 3 times while it was raining until it was replaced and the selector switch in the gearbox went possibly from driving through water. Last year was not fun but hopefully most of the issues are sorted now.

My place on the northside of cairns is fine and dry but my fiance says she is getting an invasion of worms from the garden going to higher ground!

I had planned on driving from Cairns to Mackay on thursday but will have to hope the rain eases a little before then otherwise there is no way I will be getting through.

[deesun]

Originally Posted by fordomatic

anyone who books a holiday in jan or feb to FNQ is crazy, it floods every year and rains constantly

Thats why we went in April last time but it rained for almost the whole week then too. :

[woodsy109]

Originally Posted by deesun

Thats why we went in April last time but it rained for almost the whole week then too. :

August, September, October are the most popular time for tourist and the dryest. Doesn't mean it won't rain though!

Personally I would come end of July/August. Still min temps of about 21 and max of 26 and the wet season has usually cleared out by early July. Sept, Oct it would be getting a bit hot for folk from the south.

[Bobman]

Looks like QLD has lost it's "always warm weather" touch eh?

Melbourne has 37 tomorrow and 39 on Wednesday. I'd rather have the rain than the heat.

Nice pics, should pipe some of that water to our dams ;)

[Jastel]

Just a good old fashioned wet season, I reckon

Floods in all the usual places, nothing new there.

Still raining now

Another thing that never changes is idiots in 4wds driving through "Road Closed" signs and seeing who can be the biggest tool.

[XR6_190]

More importantly than any of that, is your BA safe?

[XR6_661]

Yep! My mate in his 4wd picked me up in the morning so the XR stayed at home tucked away safely =)

The flood waters I posted up, that was a fair bit of salt water too. It's tidal there and it was a king tide. So a lot of cars would have been written off. Isn't it something like once salt water reaches your door sills, it's a write off?

[Spudz27]

I feel for anyone who has it in their home. I only just moved back into my unit after we had 230mm in 4hrs and it was coming in my front door. We had to move out, and thankfully after 1 month came back with new furniture and carpet etc on christmas eve.

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by woodsy109

My EL has had a bit of a hard time in the rain. Last year I had the coil pack go in Innisfail, the BCM go about 3 times while it was raining until it was replaced and the selector switch in the gearbox went possibly from driving through water. Last year was not fun but hopefully most of the issues are sorted now.

My place on the northside of cairns is fine and dry but my fiance says she is getting an invasion of worms from the garden going to higher ground!

I had planned on driving from Cairns to Mackay on thursday but will have to hope the rain eases a little before then otherwise there is no way I will be getting through.

I don't mean to be a smart **** but EL's don't have coil packs, they went back to distributors for EL.

[Bobman]

Originally Posted by Cobra

I don't mean to be a smart **** but EL's don't have coil packs, they went back to distributors for EL.

ELs do have a coil, which is probably what he meant.