More heavy rain is on the way for some areas of central and southern Queensland, which received more than 100 millimetres overnight.
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00:00This road in Tyro, two hours north of Brisbane, leads to a bridge that crosses the Merrie
00:07River, but right now it's engulfed in water.
00:12The Merrie River has surpassed a minor flood level here in Tyro and is expected to reach
00:17moderate later today.
00:19It comes after a deluge of rain across the region – 166mm fell in just this catchment
00:25alone overnight.
00:27More than 100mm have fallen in other southern parts of the state, but it's a different
00:32story for north and western Queensland.
00:35Temperatures are expected to reach above 40 degrees in northern and western parts of the
00:41state today, like Mount Isa and Julia Creek.
00:44Needless to say, it's a very humid day here in Queensland.