Driving home from work, Makayla Bass was oblivious to the flood threat.
Then she approached her driveway.
The end of her north Queensland street was underwater after yet more torrential rain hit the region.
"I have been at work this morning. I left at 6am and there was no water around outside," Ms Bass told AAP from Giru, near Townsville.
"I just got home ... the whole end of the street (is under)."
Her mother then told her it might get worse, just days after flooding had heavily impacted her community.
A severe weather warning was issued, with heavy rainfall forecast for Tully down to Ayr on the north coast set to extend into the weekend.
A sodden north Queensland is already reeling from a week of record rainfall that triggered flooding, claiming two lives and forcing hundreds to evacuate.
"I didn't know about any of the rain this weekend until Mum just said to me, 'oh, it's supposed to be coming back this way again'," Ms Bass said.
"She goes 'I think we have to go to Bunnings, get some stuff before it does'.
"Looking at it now, we might need to hurry, because our street is probably going to go back under."
Generator fuel is on the shopping list, along with groceries, in case the Bass family household loses power again.
Then they will have to solve potentially their biggest problem - what to do with their three horses.
"I'm worried about the horses ... in the shed. If it (flooding) does come up, I might have to carry my horses up the stairs," Ms Bass said.
A major flooding warning was issued for Giru residents late on Friday.
An airport closed as the flood-hit region braced for another deluge, with a possible cyclone on the horizon.
Locals were warned the forecast weather could bring "dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding" with daily rainfall totals of up to 250mm.
"We are in for a couple of rough days," acting Townsville Mayor Ann-Maree Greaney said.
Authorities have scrambled to bolster the region, sending extra police, boats and water rescue crews to Mackay and the Whitsundays.
A centre of operation has also been set up in the Mackay district to assist the disaster response to an area spanning as far as Townsville, almost 400km away.
The Whitsunday Coast Airport closed on Friday with passengers reportedly evacuated from the building as severe weather loomed.
"Due to the high potential for road closures to the Whitsunday Coast Airport and further heavy rain forecast, all flights today ... have been cancelled," the airport said on social media.
Another downpour loomed just as floodwater levels had begun to recede and allowed supermarkets to be restocked and parts of the Bruce Highway to be repaired.
"These communities are already hurting," Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said.
"They have been through a lot ... and unfortunately there's more to come."
The region copped another drenching overnight with flash flooding in Townsville.
The garrison city and Mackay are set to cop the brunt of heavy rainfall expected to escalate over the weekend.
Flooding isn't the only threat for Townsville residents.
The local council warned the heavy rain had "displaced" wildlife, asking residents to be mindful when they returned to inundated homes after a string of snake bite complaints.
A tropical low - rated a low chance of developing into a cyclone - is also set to develop in the Coral Sea off the Queensland coast on Saturday.
Ingham has been one of the areas worst-hit by the wet, with floodwaters cutting power for almost a week, affecting food supply and claiming the lives of two women.
But power has been restored and a temporary crossing constructed on the collapsed Ollera Creek Bridge that is now open for emergency services and tradies.
