Flooding has returned to northern Tasmania and some areas could experience major flooding this evening. Heavy rain soaked the state over the weekend as a complex low pressure system moved over Australia's southeast. Some areas within the South Esk River Catchment received over 200mm in 24 hours, while Devonport's 57mm was the heaviest on record for November. Parts of northern Tasmania picked up a month's worth of rain in a single day. Despite drier weather returning to the state at the beginning of this week, inundated rivers are struggling to cope with the volume of water moving downstream. Flood peaks moving out of the South Esk River may cause major flooding in the lower Meander River this evening. The river height at Westwood Bridge, located about 13 kilometres southwest of Launceston, rose by one metre in three hours this morning and may exceed seven metres by tonight. Anything above seven metres at this location is classified as major flooding. Moderate flood warnings are also in place today for the South Esk and Macquarie Rivers. Those living in Launceston will be able to witness spills from Trevallyn Dam moving down Cataract Gorge, although only minor flooding is expected from these flows. Strong flows are likely to continue in the South Esk River catchment for the next few days. Hobart missed out on the heaviest rain during the weekend, although the city is already having its wettest November in three years with 46mm in the gauge so far. The average for the entire month is 53mm. While the state has had a break from flooding in recent weeks, today's surging rivers are sure to stir up memories of the record-breaking floods earlier in the year.