11/03/2026
** This warning has been downgraded to 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗖𝗧 - 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡 as at 1.30pm Thursday 12 March 2026 **
𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗬 - 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆'𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 - 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗗 - 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝟰.𝟰𝟬𝗽𝗺, 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
> Residents in low-lying areas of Chinchilla are advised to 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗬 due to major flooding happening now.
> We are expecting floodwaters to reach 6.6m by 11.30pm this evening and by early morning possibly during darkness, a peak of 6.8m.
> 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲. Please go to family or friends, or to the Chinchilla Showgrounds, which is now set up as an evacuation centre.
> Those residents in the downtown area on the Miles side of Charley's Creek Chinchilla should leave now. Assistance is being arranged for these residents if needed.
> Doorknocking by emergency personnel is underway.
𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙕𝙚𝙧𝙤 (000) 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙎𝙀𝙎 𝙤𝙣 132 500 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Flood levels are expected to remain at the peak heights for a prolonged period of up to 48 hours.
• Some homes will be completely isolated, and these residents should evacuate immediately. For your safety, and the safety of emergency personnel, please don't leave it until the middle of the night.
• If you remain in the area, you may become trapped in your home without power, water, and other essential services.
What you need to do:
• Take your medications, mobile phones, identification, cash, and keys with you.
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
• Follow Council's disaster dashboard here https://disaster.wdrc.qld.gov.au/
• Listen to your local radio station (747AM).
• For power outage information go to ergon.com.au/network
• Check the latest river heights at the Bureau of Meteorology Queensland website https://www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/rain_river.shtm
• Check road closures at the QLD Traffic website at https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/ or for phone service call 13 19 40