Flood Warning Issued for Thomson and Cooper Rivers in Queensland
This alert is no longer in effect.
BOM issued it on April 7, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
Areazine synthesizes this BoM weather warning directly from BOM's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
A flood warning is in effect for the Thomson River at Jundah and Stonehenge, and Cooper Creek at Windorah in Queensland, with minor flooding easing but expected to persist.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Queensland, Australia
- Issued
- April 7, 2026
- Issuing authority
- BOM
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Queensland, Australia.
Alert Details
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued a Flood Warning for the Cooper Creek at Windorah, Thomson River at Jundah, and Thomson River at Stonehenge. This is an update to the warning, with a high severity level.
Affected Areas
The warning affects the Thomson River at Jundah and Stonehenge, and Cooper Creek at Windorah in Queensland. It also extends to states including NSW and SA, based on the warning group.
What You Should Do
Residents should not drive, walk, swim, or play in floodwater as it is dangerous. Stay away from flooded drains, rivers, streams, and waterways. Obey road closure signs, plan ahead to avoid flooded roads, and check updates via ABC and local media. For local emergency management, visit www.disaster.qld.gov.au/warnings. For emergency assistance, call SES on 132 500, and in life-threatening emergencies, call 000.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is easing at Jundah and Windorah. The Thomson River at Jundah is at 3.17 meters and falling slowly, remaining above the minor flood level of 2.50 meters. The Cooper Creek at Windorah is at 4.31 meters and falling slowly, above the minor flood level of 3.00 meters. The Thomson River at Stonehenge is estimated below the minor flood level of 2.00 meters and falling.
Timeline
The warning was issued at 12:10 pm AEST on Tuesday 7 April 2026 and expires on 2026-04-10T05:10:21Z. The next warning will be issued by 01:00 PM AEST on Wednesday 08 April 2026.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Warnings
All Weather Warnings →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this BoM weather warning: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (1,465 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (high) notices issued closest in time to April 7, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this BoM weather warning.