Residents in Queensland's Central Highlands are on high alert as heavy rain causes flash floods in several areas.
An emergency alert is in place and Gemfields residents are being urged to be prepared to take early action to relocate to higher ground.
The Policeman Creek and Retreat Creek catchments are already saturated.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the town of Sapphire recorded 71 millimetres of rain since 9am yesterday.
That followed falls of more than 115mm the day before.
Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Helen Reid said there had been plenty of thunderstorm activity across the region overnight.
Ms Reid said quite a few gauges picked up 60-70mm and that Gladstone Airport had recorded 116mm since 9am yesterday.
Benaraby recorded 91mm.
"It is still raining and we're looking at it continuing to be raining or thunderstorming through the course of the day," Ms Reid said.
"We have a flood watch out for the rivers in the area as well."
Ms Reid said Gladstone Airport may have broken its October rainfall daily record.
"It's still raining through there," she said.
"It does look like it's exceeded it, but just by how much [is unclear]."
On Wednesday, Emerald recorded its wettest day since 1994 with 146mm of rain falling in a 24-hour period.
Springsure and Rewan also broke their October daily rainfall records, both recording in excess of 100mm in 24 hours.
The Central Highlands Regional Council says the Dawson Highway near Rolleston is closed to all traffic at Panorama Creek due to water over the road.
The Capricorn Highway east of Emerald is restricted to one lane at Winton Creek.
More road and highway closures are likely.
Thousands without power
Ergon Energy spokesperson Rob Stork says about 2,200 households across the Central Highlands are without power, the majority of which are in Emerald.
"There's a few different outages going on this morning, most of that caused by the wild weather overnight," he said.
"We've got powerlines down and several others repairs to carry out.
"Our crews are working as quickly and safely as they can to get that power back on."
'Has been insane'
Amber Betteridge's property at Reward, in the Gemfields, has been cut off by the rain.
She said the storms over the past few days were the worst she had seen.
"The rain we've had out here has been insane," Ms Betteridge said.
"One of our neighbours recorded 117mm, not last night, the night before, and I'd say we've had at least another 100 overnight.
"The storms and lightning and thunder were really scary it was probably one of the worst storms I've been in."
Ms Betteridge said she and her family are OK, but she is worried about some in the community.
"We have a solid roof over our heads — we feel quite safe, but … there are a lot of people who live out here in caravans, under tarps, shacks that ort of thing," she said.
"There is genuine fear for people who are living without a solid roof — it would be a scary time for those people."
More to come.
