From 18 – 24 April 1928 serious floods occurred between the coastal areas of Gympie and Tweed Heads. Water levels were said to be the highest on record, isolating several towns. High stock losses and crop devastation were reported. Brisbane was inundated in low lying areas with damage to infrastructure such as bridges and roads. One person drowned in Graceville.

Inland rivers flooded such as the Bulloo and Maranoa and Bungil Creek at Roma measured flood levels considered to be a record. In the Hervey Bay and Rockhampton area, severe flooding occurred in the Lower Fitzroy and Dawson rivers and streams in the Dawson Valley. A house was washed away at Walmul in the Dee River area and seven people drowned.  Damage to property and infrastructure was extensive. In Rockhampton houses were evacuated where the peak of the flood in the Fitzroy River was 8 m or 25 feet. Many areas in the city were flooded, and rescues by boat were a common occurrence.
Rail traffic and mail trains were delayed due to destruction.  The State Coal Mine at Baralaba collapsed.