High Energy Period Triggers Cyclone Risk in the Northwest as Heatwaves Dominate the Interior and Storm Bands Build Across Eastern Australia

Following on from the major cycle that was forecast to conclude around the 11th, an interesting and important observation is now emerging. Once Tropical Cyclone Koji crossed the coast on the 11th, the period of widespread high-impact rainfall effectively ended. Since that point, even though Ex-Koji has continued to track across the interior, rainfall has been far more fragmented and localised, occurring mainly in pockets of convection near the remnant circulation rather than as broad, organised

During the recent major weather period, Tropical Cyclone Koji crossed the Queensland coast to the south of Townsville, between Ayr and Bowen. The system delivered damaging winds extending south through the Mackay and Whitsundays region, along with widespread heavy rainfall that penetrated well into the Central Queensland interior. Daily rainfall totals in the range of 50 to 300 mm were recorded across multiple districts, with locally higher totals in areas exposed to persistent rain bands and o