tropical cyclone oswald in 2013 passed over parts of queensland and new south wales, australia over a number of days, causing widespread impact including severe storms, flooding, and water spouts. coastal regions of queensland were the most impacted with mundubbera, eidsvold, gayndah and bundaberg in the wide bay–burnett hit severely. in many places the rainfall total for january set new records. across the affected region, damage from severe weather and flooding amounted to at least a$2.4 billion.