Trees and powerlines have been toppled, thousands of homes are without power and flights have been cancelled as an icy ‘vigorous airstream’ blasts southeast Queensland with gale force winds, sending temperatures plummeting.
Nearly 7000 Darling Downs and Granite Belt homes have lost power due to severe winds overnight, as Queensland’s south braces for an Antarctic blast set to drop temperatures as low as 0C.
An Antarctic blast is set to lash southern Queensland, with temperatures plummeting to just 1C and sending weather watchers into a snow-frenzy.
A sharp, brutal blast of polar air will hit southern Queensland in coming days, pushing temperatures down to just 3C.
In the event that Cyclone Oma does cross the coast in southeast Queensland, residents are advised to have an emergency kit on hand. Here’s what you’ll need.
Water bosses may need to release water from Somerset Dam into Wivenhoe as Cyclone Oma approaches the coast.
Emergency preparations are under way as Cyclone Oma continues her path towards southeast Queensland, bringing up to 500mm in a day, with thousands of sandbags ready and a veteran forecaster it’s never to early to get ready.
Treasurer Jackie Trad has not ruled out borrowing more to cover the estimated $1.5 billion cost of Queensland’s summer of disasters.
Hundreds of extra police are being deployed to combat the looting of flood-ravaged homes in Townsville.
The southeast Queensland coast is copping a pounding as king tides and huge swells from Tropical Cyclone Oma threaten destruction on some of the state’s most popular beaches, and the worst is yet to come.
As coastal areas brace for cyclonic conditions, king tides will cause some of Brisbane’s creeks to brim over this week.
Forecasters are warning that a double-whammy of a tropical cyclone and 2019’s highest tides could cause inundation in Queensland’s southeast.
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