Owen kan voor overlast gaan zorgen in Queensland Australië.
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A flood-watch warning and severe storms causing heavy rainfall and damaging winds are predicted to hit parts of Queensland with the arrival of ex-tropical cyclone Owen.
Bureau of Meteorology released a flood watch for coastal catchments between Cairns and Rollingstone while Brisbane was expected to have wet weather with showers and clouds to hang about for the next week.
"River level rises above the minor flood level are possible across the flood-watch area from late Sunday and into early next week," they said.
"Heavy rainfall associated with ex-tropical cyclone Owen is expected to develop in coastal and adjacent inland areas from late Sunday continuing into Monday.
"Localised falls in excess of 200 millimetres have fallen across parts of the flood-watch area over the last few days, which has started to wet catchments."
A severe weather warning for heavy rainfall, which may lead to local flooding on Sunday and Monday could reach areas between Port Douglas and Bowen.
Catchments likely to be affected include Mulgrave and Russell Rivers, Johnstone River, Tully River, Murray River and Herbert River.
"This flood watch means that people living or working along rivers and creeks should monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings," a BOM spokesman said.
Heavy rainfall and damaging winds were also expected in parts of North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and Herbert and Lower Burdekin districts.
A BOM spokesman said the ex-tropical cyclone Owen was found off the North Tropical Coast, about 150 kilometres north-east of Cairns about 11am on Sunday.
"Ex-tropical cyclone Owen is expected to continue to move west, south-west and approach the north Queensland coast late today," he said.
"The system should then move further inland over the northern interior on Monday.
"Heavy rain, which may lead to flash flooding, is expected to develop in coastal and adjacent inland areas between Port Douglas and Bowen later today, and to persist into Monday."
The spokesman said damaging winds, with peak gusts in excess of 90 kilometres per hour were possible near exposed coastal and island areas and elevated areas in the Great Dividing Range.
Locations that may be affected include Townsville, Cairns, Palm Island, Ingham, Mareeba, Ayr, Giru, Atherton, Yarrabah, Ravenshoe, Julatten and Lucinda.