A single downpour dumped more than 200mm of rain on Caboolture and left dozens of roads and 14 Moreton Bay schools shut.
How Much Rain Fell
The storm struck on 22 October. Caboolture picked up 203mm in six hours that morning. Parts of central Moreton Bay saw more than 100mm in about three hours, and flash flooding followed. By 23 October, some areas had passed 270mm over 24 hours. Prepare-to-leave alerts covered parts of Caboolture and Burpengary.
Locals know this isn’t a first. The Pine and Caboolture river catchments have had major floods before, including in 2022 and 2024.
Roads and Schools
On 22 October, Pumicestone Road at Caboolture was closed, along with Beerburrum Road, which was shut to all traffic. Within a day, the numbers fell sharply. On 23 October, 38 state and local roads were still closed, compared with more than 70 the day before. All Moreton Bay schools were open again, including the 14 that had shut.
By the morning of 26 October, the list was shorter still. Six roads remained closed across the city, in Brendale, Bunya, Elimbah, Mango Hill, Stanmore and Woodford. Caboolture wasn’t on it.
Help and Warnings
Emergency crews had a busy few days. The local SES received 185 requests for help from midnight on 21 October, and 125 of those jobs were finished by 9 a.m. on 23 October. Moreton Bay Mayor Jodie Shipway asked residents to skip unnecessary trips, even trips to pick up sandbags.
Bin collections were thrown off too. Council asked residents to leave bins out where it was safe and to hold off on reporting missed services while the disruption lasted.
What About Hume Road?
So where does Hume Road stand? It has form. It was listed as flooded in January 2024 and again in March 2025. Its location has been recorded in different ways, too, and on one occasion it was placed in Toorbul, near Bonney Road.
This time, it looks clearer. Hume Road wasn’t among the six closed roads on the morning of 26 October. No closure there had been reported for this flood. Still, conditions change fast, so check QLDTraffic and the council’s Disaster Dashboard before heading out.
Staying Safe
Open doesn’t always mean safe for long. Roads that have reopened may close again. Residents are urged to stay off flooded roads, in line with the “If It’s Flooded, Forget It” message. A quick check costs a minute. A stalled car in moving water costs far more.
Caboolture has bounced back quickly, but the job isn’t done. Stay alert, drive to the conditions and keep an eye on your neighbours.
Published Date 28-October-2026
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