Flood releases at South East Queensland’s biggest dam are set to begin for the first time in two years as the threat of more severe thunderstorms looms following a 141mm overnight deluge.
There will not be a repeat of the former government’s $55 free water rebate rolled out in 2022 to lower dam levels ahead of a wet summer, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has said.
More than 40 roads are closed as heavy rains batter the Sunshine Coast, and councils are setting up sandbagging locations to help protect against potential flash flooding. VIDEO, PICTURES, LIST OF ROADS CLOSED
Heavy overnight rain has caused widespread flash flooding in Brisbane and the South East, with multiple roads closed as a result.
Christmas could be under threat of another power outage after SEQ was hit hard over the weekend.
Multiple severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for parts of the state’s south as Queensland sweats through extreme heat. HOTTEST TEMPS
Southeast Queensland is sweltering as thousands hit beaches and local pools for a reprieve from the scorching heat.
Queensland has sweltered through its hottest spring temperatures in over a century with parts of Queensland recording two months of rain in just four week – smashing rainfall records.
Storm activity eased off last night in South East Queensland and warm, humid weather is expected to stay for the rest of the week. A trough from the West however could see heavy rains return from Monday.
South East Queensland has woken to stifling humidity following explosive downpours on Sunday while Brisbane is on track to records its hottest spring on record.
A family in Brisbane’s south have lost irreplaceable items after flood waters inundated their home during torrential downpours across the southeast on Sunday. WATCH THE VIDEO
Brisbane residents have been caught out by flash flooding across the city, left stranded and with countless cars inundated as water rose quickly, with some suburbs copping close to 100mm in two hours.
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