Overview
- Koji crossed the coast between Ayr and Bowen on January 11 and quickly weakened to a tropical low as it tracked west‑northwest over the Central Highlands and Coalfields.
- Rainfall totals have reached up to about 600 mm in 48 hours in parts of the Mackay hinterland with six‑hour falls above 250 mm, triggering major flood warnings for the Connors‑Isaac, Pioneer, Fitzroy, Georgina and Flinders rivers.
- Emergency services conducted multiple rescues, including a family at Gracemere and a boatie swept down the Pioneer River, with dozens of additional requests for assistance reported.
- Thousands remain without power after peak outages above 20,000, and flooding and landslips have closed roads including sections of the Bruce Highway, with the Mackay–Eungella Range Road cut and the Eungella community isolated.
- Severe weather warnings remain in effect from Mackay to Gladstone and inland, the risk of flash flooding persists, thunderstorms may extend into the southeast, and the Bureau of Meteorology notes only a small 10–15% chance of redevelopment if the low reaches warm coastal waters again.