Cyclone Marcia brings 30 year flood high.

Floodwaters rose to their highest level in 30 years on 21st February 2015 in parts of Mango Hill.

The unrelenting rain was brought to the south east region due to the massive low pressure system that was cyclone Marcia, making it’s way southward. Marcia crossed the Queensland coast just North of Yeppoon.

The cyclone was a category 5 when it passed Yeppoon, battering the coastal town with 285km/h winds and was downgraded to a category 3 by the time it reached Rockhampton on Friday the afternoon.

The cyclone was surrounded by a massive low pressure system which dropped almost a foot of rain on our suburb.

The deluge resulted in localised flooding a number of low lying areas of Mango Hill, including Danzy Buchanan Park (pictired).