WIDESPREAD rain is continuing to lash the North Queensland coast as ex-tropical cyclone Imogen tracks her way south.
A severe weather warning is in place for communities from Babinda to Ayr with the slow moving low pressure system sitting inland from Ingham.
The first cyclone of the season crossed the coast near Karumba about 9pm on Sunday, with Normanton copping a 262mm drenching.
The cyclone was downgraded to a tropical low late on Monday morning as it moved south-east toward the coast.
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Kimba Wong said the heaviest rainfall in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday were recorded between Cairns and Ingham.
The highest total was 261mm recorded at Tung Oil, south-west of Innisfail, with the Kirrama Range south of Tully got 246mm.
The Copperlode Dam south of Cairns recorded 210mm.
In the Gulf country, the heaviest falls were recorded around Croydon and Georgetown with Rockfields receiving 202mm and Abbingdon Downs receiving 164mm.
Ms Wong said there was the potential for heavy and potentially intense rain to continue over the next couple of days associated with the low pressure system that was tropical cyclone Imogen.
She said the heaviest falls today were likely to be between Tully and Townsville, with six hour totals of 150-200mm possible, while there was the potential for isolated falls of up to 300mm in some areas.
"There is a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall and given the wet catchments, flash flooding and potential river responses.
"We also have the potential for damaging to destructive winds in excess of 90km/h-125km/h most likely associated with thunderstorm activity between Ingham and Ayr."
Ms Wong said the low pressure system would remain over land tomorrow as it moved slowly to the south east, with heavy rain expected to shift slightly further south.
She said wet weather was likely to continue for the remainder of the week, with localised rain forecast across the North, including for inland parts, with isolated showers and thunderstorms likely west of Townsville.
Meanwhile, Ergon Energy crews have been resorting power to about 1400 customers impacted by the cyclone in areas including Mornington Island, Normanton and Karumba.
Power was restored to all of Mornington Island by 1pm on Monday, but about 500 people remained without electricity in Normanton overnight.
An Ergon Energy spokeswoman said power had been restored to about 500 customers in Normanton township by 3.40pm yesterday, but there was network damage along feeder lines supplying customers at Karumba, which were inaccessible because of flooding.
Reinforcement crews were being sent to the region today to tackle repairs.
