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Ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily dumps huge, but patchy falls over Western Qld

Gilliat Channels at Redland Park Station, near McKinlay.

EX-TROPICAL cyclone Kirrily has moved a long way inland after reaching the east coast last week, dumping falls of more than 400mm across parts of north-west Queensland.

All eyes were on the weather as the cyclone was forming in the Coral Sea last week, promising to bring widespread falls to North, Central and Western Qld. What resulted was patchy storms, with some areas receiving huge rain and others barely receiving a drop.

Some of the biggest rainfall totals were reported between McKinlay and Kynuna in the north west of the state,…

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