The Todd River is flowing through Alice Springs for the first time since April, this time at an alarming rate. Alice Springs Airport recorded 113mm in the past 48 hours, its heaviest two-day total in 14 years. This quantity of rain is pretty representative of what has been dumped on central Australia in the last two days, pouring piles of water into once-dry river beds. The Todd River flows through Alice Springs and hasn't produced a consistent flow since April. The heavy rains in the region have led to flash flooding along parts of the river. Elsewhere along the river, Altunga gained 100mm in just 24 hours, whilst just over the SA border Tieyon saw 119mm in the same period. The heavy rain is due to a tropical low remaining near stationary over the Kimberley and an associated trough drawing the tropical moisture over central Australia. This trough and low will continue to produce heavy rain in the region until Sunday. Over the weekend the focus of the heaviest rain will move over the nation's southeast, but not before further flooding rains affect the southern NT and the South Australian Pastoral districts. For those in the region it is important to keep track of the severe weather warnings at www.weatherzone.com.au/warnings.jsp