18th Jan 2021 10:00 AM
UPDATE: 8.30AM: Tropical cyclone Kimi could develop into a Category 2 and hit between Innisfail and Ingham, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says, as Queensland s Disaster Management Committee prepares to meet. Preparations are underway across the state, with warnings of destructive winds of more than 150km/h heavy rain and flash flooding expected across the region from Lucinda to Ayr. The state s southeast, however, is also on alert for severe thunderstorms later today, which could bring hail to the region. In light of the rain that s expected to occur, Queenslanders have been urged to remember - if it s flooded forget it.