A man has been plucked from floodwaters in northwest Queensland and calls for help are rising as an unseasonal deluge sets in over the state's north.
A swiftwater rescue team helped the man in his 20s to safety after he became trapped in Soldiers Hill, a suburb of Mount Isa, about 11pm on Monday.
A severe weather warning has been issued from Townsville west to Cloncurry, and from Croydon in the north and south to Blackall.
