Farewell from us — for now

Thanks for following along. That's all from us here on the live blog for today. 

As a reminder, ABC Emergency will broadcast regular warnings on ABC Radio (you can find the full list pinned to the top of this page). 

You can also keep an ear on the tireless work from the crew at ABC Far North here, or on the listen app

But for now, you can catch up on everything you need to know about today's developments below 👇

'So far it's a very good result': Emergency crews receive almost 850 call outs in Far North Queensland

Queensland Fire and Emergency Service Assistant Commissioner Brad Commens says it's been "a big 24 hours". 

The SES received 846 calls for help — 701 are already dealt with. 

"We've done 534 damage assessments of premises since 6am ... only 22 of those have minor damage, and only 10 of them have moderate damage."

Minor and moderate damage is defined as trees fallen down on garages and cars, no houses have been damaged so bad that they can't be lived in. 

Minor damage also covers low level flooding, which has mostly been around the Mossman area.

"So that's a very good result," he says. 

WATCH: Dog, children rescued overnight as Mossman River broke its banks

A dozen people, including five children, and a dog were rescued form their homes at Mossman after the river broke its banks.

QPS released this footage of the evacuations:

WATCH: Catch up on Steven Miles's latest update
Daintree River flooding potentially bad news for baby crocodiles

David White runs crocodile and wildlife tours on the Daintree River. 

With the river hitting a major flood level of 9 metres today, he says many of the crocodile nests along the river could have been drowned by the flood.

"There’s nothing cuter than watching mothers with their babies, and we’re going to miss out on that again," he tells ABC Far North

"They've obviously been around for millions of years and they just cope with it."

"It's just sad for us as we won't have any babies, I love watching croc babies, they're very cute."

“Hopefully some of our girls may not have nested yet, hopefully they nest after this and they'll be alright."

Where the storm could be tracking with ABC meteorologist Tom Saunders
Emergency Minister addresses complaints over new Australian Warning System

Far North Queensland politicians have made complaints about the new nationally-consistent Australian Warning System (AWS).

Residents around Cairns reported that they felt confusion over warnings they have received via text messages in the days leading up to the cyclone. 

One councillor scored the new system a "one out of 10". 

Speaking with ABC Far North, Emergency Minister Murray Watt says he's also received feedback from frustrated residents. 

"It has been used a number of times already for bushfires and floods and it's been working quite effectively," Mr Watt says. 

"This is my understanding the first time it's been used for a cyclone and clearly there's room for improvement."

"The reality is it's better to be safe than sorry. At least we haven’t lost any lives."

A quick look south, where there's the possibility of thunderstorms tomorrow

Taking a brief look to the state's south — large hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall all possible in south-east Queensland tomorrow. 

Stormy scenes in Cairns today

The ABC's Michael Lloyd sent these from Cairns:

Major Flood Warning for the Daintree and Flood Warning for the Mossman River

The weather bureau says major flooding is possible at Daintree Village overnight and into Friday.

Here's the latest:   

Significant river level rises have occurred across the Daintree and Mossman catchments and significant river level rises have occurred along the Bloomfield River.

 Moderate flooding is occurring at Daintree Village and major flooding is possible overnight Thursday and into Friday. 

Higher levels are possible with further heavy rainfall.

The Mossman River has seen significant water level rises. River levels are currently falling, but the bureau warns further rises are possible if heavy rainfall redevelops in the area.