Brisbane is set to cop intense rain and severe storms, after areas north of the Sunshine Coast were lashed with torrential downpours on Monday with one person reported missing in floodwaters.
Brisbane residents are fed up with constant flooding with the latest unexpected rain bomb taking just 40 minutes to infiltrate homes.
Brisbane’s Lord Mayor has issued a stark warning that flooding over summer could be as catastrophic as the record-breaking 2022 event with above-average rainfall expected throughout summer.
Cars across Brisbane have been inundated by flash flooding and more than 50 streets are closed in SEQ after a massive downpour from a slow moving thunderstorm.
Homes and cars have been inundated by a slow-moving storm that delivered heavy rain across Brisbane on Sunday afternoon.
Widespread downpours, possible flash flooding and thunderstorms are on the cards for the vast majority of Queensland this weekend, with some areas warned to expect up to 50mm of rain.
Brisbane’s minimum temperatures have soared as much as 5C above average – and the hot and muggy conditions are set to continue.
Part of South East Queensland set for over 20mm of rain while northern Queensland to swelter through a “severe heatwave.”
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Queensland’s coastline will be in the firing line of destructive “Category 6” cyclones in the near future, an expert says, yet for all our experience in handling major weather events, these monsters will expose how unprepared we really are.
Weather experts are predicting a wetter and hotter than average summer for Queensland, with a triple threat of flooding, storms and heatwaves for much of the state.
Sunshine is set to return to Queensland with heavy rain that sparked flash flooding and prompted two dramatic rescues set to ease. But the Bureau warns it won’t stay dry for long.
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