Heat, humidity and more storms on the way
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.
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Brisbane swelters after 266mm deluge: Humidity records smashed, hottest spring ever
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.
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‘No warning’: City streets flooded as rain bomb hits SEQ
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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7C above average: Qld’s extreme heatwave warning
Soaring humidity is adding to the extreme heatwave affecting a vast portion of Queensland, as temperatures are again set to climb well into the 40s in places, and there’s no respite for the weekend.
7C above average: Qld set to swelter into the weekend
Millions are set to be hit by temperatures up to seven degrees above average for this time of year as a heatwave sweeps one state.
Temps soar to 44C as severe heatwave tightens grip
Queensland is firmly in the grip of a “severe heatwave”, with temperatures soaring well past 40C in places, after peaking at 45C on Wednesday, while widespread areas are on alert for thunderstorms.
SEQ smashed by 7cm hailstones, supercells
The weather bureau has cancelled a severe thunderstorm warning for giant hailstones, damaging winds and heavy rainfall that was issued for Brisbane, Moreton Bay and Redland.
Anatomy of a hailbomb: How splitting supercell spawned Brisbane superstorm
The destructive storm that hit Brisbane on Friday, triggering giant hail and a mini-tornado, was the result of a supercell splitting hundreds of kilometres away hours earlier.
Severe heatwave alert: 45C daytime scorcher, 29C nights
Parts of Queensland are in the early grips of a “severe heatwave”, with the mercury set to soar to the mid-40s, while widespread parts are on alert for thunderstorms across the week.
Qld in for severe thunderstorm repeat, 43C scorcher
Temperatures in parts of Queensland are expected to soar as high as 43C while SEQ could be hit with isolated storms following Friday’s incredible gustnado that swept through Brisbane.
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