Heavy rainfall has drenched the Goondiwindi region and Southern Downs, as rising rivers threaten towns and inundate roads.
About 1,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes in the southern Darling Downs town of Inglewood and have spent the night at the cemetery.
They were forced out of their homes due to rising floodwaters in the Macintyre Brooke which peaked at 11 metres.
Reece D’Alessandro says locals have had to relocate to an unusual location.
Goondiwindi Regional Council Mayor, Lawrence Springborg says the evacuation order for Inglewood happened extremely quickly.
BOM Meteorologist Helen Kirkup says it is really important to stay up to date with the most recent flood warnings.
The township of Leyburn is also under threat from floodwaters.
Southern Downs regional Council is warning residents that Canal Creek is expected to rise above the peak of 4.2 metres and locals should prepare for possible evacuation.
As of this morning, the Condamine River is at 6.1m and rising with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a peak of 6.5m, while the river also expected to peak in Pratten at 7.3m this afternoon, with Council staff and emergency service crews door knocking properties that could be impacted in the area.
An aerial shot of flooding at Warwick. Photo, Mark Wallis
It comes as Warwick’s town water supply Leslie Dam is set to hit 100 per-cent capacity and spill today, with the catchment rising from 88.61 per-cent to 96.81 per-cent overnight.
Rain gauges in the Warwick area have recorded totals north of 70mm, with 123mm falling at Spring Creek, near Queen Mary Falls, while 110mm of rainfall fell at Mount Barney.
Goondiwindi recorded 228mm of rainfall for November, its highest monthly total for the year, exceeding the March total of 165.6mm.
Warwick recorded 206mm of rainfall during November, the second highest monthly total of the year following 224mm in March, when the region last experienced heavy flooding.
