Western Cape York travel

We travelled from Musgrave to Normanton several years ago. That was in July and it was very dry. Someone may correct me, but from recollection of the country, a tropical storm would not cause serious flooding - it might make it very slippery though in places. We camped on a raised sandbar in the middle of the Mitchell River under some trees. Had a great campfire roast.

Saw a picture in the Cairns Post the other day of buildings at Dunbar surrounded by water and a tinnie tied up to the veranda.
Getting caught in a tropical storm and waiting a few days for it to dry out is for the storm season before the wet, around November/December.
This time of year any rain is going to be from a tropical low or monsoon trough and is likely to be widespread and last days.
Once the first big rain falls out there and it has, the "roads" are impassable for weeks. Local knowledge may find a way from station to station if there is an urgent reason like replenishing the beer supply.

This reply is probably going to sound a bit harsh but by what I see on Exploroz, many people whom ask questions have not much idea, ( thats why they ask the question),nothing wrong with that, but a lot of the replys I see show people have next to no idea & are probably from a metropolitan area with minimal real bush experience & tend to talk a bit of waffle Thats why people like me generally tell people nothing. Spin a yarn to keep some moving. Anyway...That country, forget it from Late December to mid May, could stretch to early June.
cheers
Steve

An old bloke I know in Cairns goes to Koolatah every year, and will not leave Cairns until advice has been sought from Koolatah Stn, it can be as late as June or as early as Easter.

Defiently do not attempt that bit of road in the wet season I went through in the dry season and it is in low lying swamp lands. Altough it is a realy nice drive just dont forget to shut the gates properly behind you.

If you are talking about the Dunbar/New Dixie track, my advice is to ring Dunbar Homestead prior to travelling. If there has been recent rains you won't be able to cross the Mitchell River anyway. I went through there a few years back in September & there was still one meter of water in the Mitchell at Dunbar & they hadn't had rain for several weeks. Cheers