Tropical Cyclone Koji makes landfall between Ayr and Bowen

The heavy rain is expected to continue into Monday, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay up to date with official alerts and warnings.

A woman and her two children entered floodwaters in a vehicle at Bogie, a township west of Bowen, on Sunday morning, after following directions from Google Maps.

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“This was a person who came upon a road-closed area, entered details in Google Maps [and was then directed] down a side road, which was unfortunately flooded,” said Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Chris Stream.

“Luckily, [they] … were able to self extract and walk to a nearby homestead, whereby they were able to receive assistance.”

Premier David Crisafulli said on Sunday afternoon that it was a reminder for people to listen to “locals on the ground” in times of disaster.

“We’ll give the information as soon as we have it, and I just do ask if people can use that single point of truth, which is the disaster Queensland website,” he said.

The weather bureau said the system may drift across north-west Queensland for several days as a low, with tropical moisture drawn south from today.

This is expected to bring heavy rain, with the possibility of flash flooding, the chance of thunderstorms and strong winds to south-east Queensland from Monday, with a 70 per cent chance of showers extending into northern NSW.

Rain and wind will continue into Tuesday, but is expected to ease from Wednesday.