Queensland braces for severe weather as storms, flash flooding and record-breaking rain set to hit parts of state

 A man in his early 20s is "lucky to be alive" after police and firies rescued him from a flooded causeway in Mount Isa overnight.

Parts of central and inland Queensland are set for a drenching today as an extreme weather system sweeps across the state, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.

The man entered the flooded Alma Street causeway at 11pm last night, and was swept 500 metres downstream of the Leichhardt River, clinging to reeds along the river for 30 minutes.

Queensland police Inspector Erin Shawcross said the man was "extremely lucky to survive".

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