A weather tracker has strongly denied claims he wished death upon a storm-chasing rival, as the feud between the pair becomes just as stormy as their content.
The bitterness between leading Queensland weather pages Brisbane Weather and Higgins Storm Chasing began earlier this week when they gave conflicting predictions on the track of a potential tropical cyclone in the state's far north.
Brisbane Weather's Dave Taylor predicted that the 12U cyclone would form by Friday, a forecast disputed by rival Jeff Higgins.
The social media meteorologists divided followers as they debated who would be more accurate in their reporting.
The stoush escalated after the Bureau of Meteorology announced that the chance of the low in question becoming a cyclone by Friday night had increased to 45 per cent.
The Courier-Mail reported on Friday that it obtained explosive audio of Mr Taylor allegedly wishing Mr Higgins 'drowns' in the storm - a claim that Mr Taylor has denied.
'(Jeff) attacked me so hard, him and his followers,' Mr Taylor allegedly said in the audio.
'I was right, yet again. Like I said, I'm never 100 per cent. He was wrong. When I'm like that I don't attack him. He's f*ed up.
Brisbane Weather's Dave Taylor (pictured) has denied allegations that he wished a rival would drown and die
Brisbane Weather and Higgins Storm Chasing are popular weather tracking sites with Queenslanders
'Makes me look good. Makes him look like s. I hope he fing drowns in that.'
The audio was allegedly posted in a Brisbane Weather Facebook Messenger group, a claim strenuously denied by Mr Taylor when contacted by Daily Mail on Friday night.
He insisted he was not the man heard in the recording and claimed he has received death threats since the allegations and audio were made public.
Mr Taylor also refuted claims that he shut down the weather chatroom after posting about 'a mole' in the group.
He told Daily Mail that his Facebook account had been suspended at the time when the message was allegedly sent earlier this week.
Daily Mail also contacted Mr Higgins for comment.
Mr Higgins this week criticised forecasters who 'cherry-pick' particular weather charts to support their predictions.
'I call them cherry pickers who always post a model chart with the worst case rain or cyclone scenario as far ahead as they can go,' he wrote on social media.
Mr Taylor predicted a cyclone had a 60 per cent chance of forming off the Far North Queensland coast this week which had been criticised online
'They said a cyclone was supposed to be hitting QLD right now -- so WHERE the hell is it?
"I said six days ago that no cyclone was forecast to hit QLD for the next 5-7 days - that stands 100 per cent correct right now and it will tomorrow too."
Mr Taylor stands by the accuracy of his long-term forecasts.
'I'm not claiming to be 100 per cent right all the time -- no one is [but] every time I share my weather predictions, there are certain other weather pages that don't take kindly to it,' he posted online earlier this week.
'They often complain about our page and myself, and honestly, I choose to ignore it.'
Mr Taylor also defended the accuracy of his reporting.
'I want to assure you all that I've lived in North Queensland for many years, having experienced cyclones, floods, and severe storms across Mackay, Townsville, Ayr, and Ingham,' he wrote.
'Because of these deep roots, I also keep North Queensland updated on cyclones and major flooding because I have a lot of friends and family living there.'
'I want to make sure everyone stays informed and safe.'
Parts of Far North Queensland will cop another drenching this weekend as the threat of a tropical cyclone making landfall looms
Forecasters now believe the cyclone has a 'moderate chance' of making landfall early Sunday.
Tropical Low 12U is set to develop into Tropical Cyclone Koji and cross the north queensland coast as a category one system on the weekend.
Queensland's flood-ravaged Gulf Country is set to be hammered by yet more rain as residents brace for another round of devastating flooding.