There's little reprieve in sight for parts of north Queensland with intense rainfall from ex-Tropical Cyclone Imogen hovering near the coast around Ayr and expected to converge with a separate trough.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Felim Hanniffy said the weak low pressure system brought heavy rainfall between Ayr and Bowen overnight.
Ayr received 130 millimetres and nearby Alva Beach had up to 200mm.
"Today again that system is just sitting in a similar area," Mr Hanniffy said.
A separate trough associated with a south-easterly surge is pushing north and is expected to converge with the low pressure system.
It is likely to move the heavy rain further north, towards the Cassowary Coast.
"The focal point for the shower activity with that system over the next two days is really between Ayr and Mackay and then the focus will shift back northward, up towards the Cassowary Coast over the weekend," Mr Hanniffy said.
There are numerous flood warnings for rivers around the north-east tropics, including a major flood warning for the Herbert River at Halifax.
Rain until next week
Mr Hanniffy said that the north east will continue to experience heavy showers throughout the week into the middle of next week.
"It's likely to remain an issue — the only respite I can see is in the second half of next week," he said.
"After Wednesday it looks like things generally kind of subside, as that surge pushes north again."
Streets in Ingham were awash on Wednesday after heavy rain and Mr Hanniffy said there was still a risk of flash flooding there.
"The risk is probably overnight or later today with the storm activity kind of wrapping around it during the afternoon-evening and then going offshore and developing and converging on shore overnight," he said.
"That'll be the period to watch again for further localised, heavy falls."
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said one person called for assistance at 7:00pm Wednesday after driving their car into floodwaters at a bridge in Port Douglas, in Far North Queensland.
QFES said the person escaped the vehicle and tied themselves to a tree as a precaution but the floodwaters receded quickly and they didn't need further assistance.
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