Flash flooding hits Logan roads

UPDATED 5pm: Two days of constant rain and a Sunday afternoon thunderstorm has drenched Logan, leaving many roads closed and a car submerged.

Sheep go missing on Cambogan Rd, Waterford. A Mercedes-Benz gets swamped; and Dauth Park at Beenleigh.

Two days of constant rain and a Sunday afternoon thunderstorm has drenched Logan, leaving many roads off limits and a car submerged.

Worst hit were roads in and around Beenleigh with a red Mercedes-Benz sedan swept up in waters on Bahrs Scrub Rd at Windaroo just after 2pm.

Boundary St, Beenleigh.

Police were called to the scene around 2.30pm to assist and so far, nobody has been reported injured.

Logan City Council did not list roads that were closed or offer sand bags.

At 5pm on Sunday, the council issued a warning, following a Bureau of Meteorology alert saying there was a risk of widespread heavy rainfall developing overnight across the Southeast Coast.

The alert said Beaudesert, Jimboomba, Mount Tamborine, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Caboolture, Coolangatta, Moreton Island, Cleveland, Caloundra and Redcliffe would be affected.

Next week marks the fourth anniversary of Logan’s worst flood.

Dairy Creek Rd

Dauth Park, Beenleigh

However, Dauth Park at Beenleigh along with nearby Boundary Rd were both under water.

Dairy Creek Rd at Holmview and the roundabout at Logan River Rd are also underwater.

To the city’s south, road at Tamborine and Upper Coomera were also inundated after the flash storm.

Boundary St, Beenleigh

Logan was still experiencing heavy rain after the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 3.12pm for Logan, Ipswich, Redlands and Scenic rim.

The thunderstorm also hit parts of Redlands this afternoon, with flash flooding in parts of southern Redland Bay.

The storm cell as graphed by the Bureau at 3.12pm.

In southern Redland Bay, more than 25ml was dumped in an hour.

The Bureau said at 3.10pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Brisbane CBD and Enoggera.

The thunderstorms are slow moving and forecast to affect Upper Brookfield and Samford by 3.40pm and Mount Nebo and Highvale by 4.10pm.