General News
13 March, 2025
We were spared, most weren’t
Although the rain from Tropical Cyclone Alfred never really made it to the southern part of the Toowoomba Region, its effects were widely felt in vast swathes of South-East Queensland and beyond.
Closer to Toowoomba, the Bureau of Meteorology’s rain gauge on Hodgson Creek at Hodgson Vale recorded 10mm on Saturday, 12mm on Sunday, 59mm on Monday and 17mm on Tuesday for a total of 98mm.
Further from Toowoomba, the rain gauge at Felton saw 6.6mm, on Saturday, 0mm on Sunday, 18mm on Monday and 12.2mm on Tuesday, for a total of only 36.8mm.
Hodgson Creek and Kings Creek barely rose, unlike the vast majority of creeks and rivers in South-East Queensland.
At the peak on Sunday morning, there were well over 20,000 properties in the Toowoomba Region without power mostly in the eastern Toowoomba and Highfields areas.
Aside from strong winds blowing over outdoor furniture, trampolines and a shed or two, the local area was largely spared.
