SEQ braces for more wild weather after 150mm deluge flooded suburbs

More severe weather is expected to lash southeast Queensland this week with a slow-moving rain bomb approaching the coast after dumping more than 80mm on Warwick in one hour.

A big wet is headed for SEQ.

A big wet is expected to lash Southeast Queensland overnight and into Tuesday after Warwick was hammered with 91mm in just over an hour.

The large slow-moving rain trough is was moving towards the coast late on Monday night with warnings of flash-flooding in low-lying areas across the coming days.

It comes after 150mm rain flooded suburban streets in Brisbane on the weekend.

The Bureau of Meteorology predicted isolated showers Monday night, with possible thunderstorms and a day of persistent rain on Tuesday

Senior meteorologist Steve Hadley said there will be storms from inland west and will land on Scenic Rim region and the Granite Belt at anytime on Monday.

“It will be very late for Brisbane and the Gold Coast,” he said.

Showers and thunderstorms will continue across the week.

The Bureau of Meteorology recorded 150mm of rainfall at Leslie Harrison Dam and 138mm in Burbank in Brisbane on Saturday, with Queensland State Emergency Service responding to 50 call-outs in a day.

Mr Hadley said the rain was the heaviest at noon.

“Local rivers including Norman Creek and Bulimba Creek rise, but they were quite quickly over,” he said.

The river triggered flash flooding across southeast Queensland with Greater Brisbane roads such as Molle Rd in Ransome, Marshall Rd in Rocklea and Alberta Park Rd in Luscombe remained closed as of 1pm on Sunday.

Flood warning for Ipswich’s Bremer River and Warrill Creek also remained in place.

Floodwater covers Deebing Creek footbridge in Ipswich on Saturday. Picture: David Martin/Facebook

Mary Pleasant Dr in Birkdale, Redland City turned into a river on Saturday because of the heavy rain.

Resident Lorraine Hooker described the floodwater as a torrent going across the road.

“The road was cordoned off, but people still managed to drive through it,” she said.

“It was certainly to a danger point where you had kids wanting to kayak on the street.

“There are grills that catch debris which the watercourse goes underneath the road that traverses, so it’s a matter of ensuring those waterways are kept clear at all times.”

Resident Lorraine Hooker thinks positively of the floods, saying she does not have to water her garden. Picture: David Clark

Debris are seen in a watercourse on Mary Pleasant Dr in Birkdale, Redland on Sunday. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Another resident Carl Dahl said the electric motor for the gate was damaged as the floodwater went up to his doorstep.

“There’s an easement there where the water goes through, comes on to the bridge and goes on top of this equipment,” he said.

Mr Dahl said emergency services came, but he was not required to evacuate.

“It never gets any worse. This has happened before, two years ago,” he said.

Floodwater rises to a resident's gate in Birkdale in Redland City on Saturday. Picture: Carl Dahl

Resident Cameron Gill, who has been living in the area for more than 14 years, had the water came up to his driveway.

He said there were no property damage, but that brought him inconvenience.

The bureau also issued fire weather warning for the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego area as both the districts had extreme fire danger on Sunday.

Birdsville will reach 43C, and Cunnamulla will hit 39C despite showers.

There was currently no fire going on in the two regions.

Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Darling Downs and Coalfields and Central West also had a high fire danger.

Heatwave warnings remain in effect for Peninsula and Gulf Country Districts. Picture: BOM

Despite the predicted temperature lower than southwest Queensland, heatwave warnings remained in effect for Peninsula and Gulf Country Districts.

Palmerville, Croydon and Kowanyama will reach 39C, while popular holiday destination Thursday Island was also expected to hit 33C.