On 10 January 2011, Toowoomba experienced a catastrophic flash flood event. Unusually heavy rainfall had occurred in the preceding days, causing the city’s waterways to become swollen. Around midday, an intense storm moved in from the northeast, completely overwhelming East Creek and West Creek which run through the CBD. Around 149 mm fell in one day with rainfall peaking at 144 mm/h over one 10-minute interval.The flood caused damage to properties and infrastructure, and resulted in the deaths of 2 people in Toowoomba.