Townsville residents are braced for more flooding as a massive monsoonal deluge continues to dump rain across north Queensland, with properties at risk.

February 2, 2019

North Queensland residents have woken to another day of torrential rain as a once in a 100-year big wet rolls on.

The massive monsoonal deluge has caused landslips and flash flooding across the region over the past seven days.

Homes and businesses have been destroyed as flash floods washed through streets sweeping away cars, equipment and livestock.

Landslips have destabilised an apartment complex, blocked roads and caused homes to be evacuated

In Townsville, a further 100 homes remain at risk from the bulging Ross River Dam, which was at 185 per cent of capacity late on Friday.

Soldiers were mobilised to help sand-bag vulnerable properties as authorities went door to door telling people they should leave at-risk homes.

All three dam gates have been opened and a record amount of water is spilling into the sea.

More rain has been forecast across the weekend, with some areas likely to receive up to 400mm a day, as the overly active monsoon trough remains almost stationary.

A severe weather warning is in place from Cairns to Bowen, but Townsville is expected be hit the hardest, the Bureau of Meteorology warned late on Friday.

A second severe weather warning has been issued for northwest Queensland, including Mt Isa, where heavy rainfall of up to 125mm, damaging wind gusts and flash flooding is possible. 

Further north, coastal communities on the Gulf of Carpentaria have been told to prepare for the highest tides of year as the monsoon trough whips up gale-force winds.

Major flood warnings have been issued for the Flinders, Cloncurry, Haughton, Herbert, Murray, Ross, Bohle and Black rivers, along with the Bluewater Creek.