‘Reconsider plans’: Severe SEQ storms loom as outback Qld floods
Southern Queenslanders are being urged to reconsider weekend plans as rivers swell in the west and the South East still faces the risk of severe storms, 100mm rain and flash flooding.
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Southern Queenslanders are being urged to reconsider weekend plans as rivers swell in the west and the South East still faces the risk of severe storms, 100mm rain and flash flooding.
Forecasters are concerned two intense storm systems could collide over South East Qld, bringing dangerous, torrential rainfall, as new warnings are issued. WATCH THE VIDEO
After days of drenching rain, conditions are looking better for the Easter long weekend but there will still be the risk of showers. COMPLETE WEEKEND FORECAST
Relentless rain has fallen across South East Qld in the past day as a 7000km cloud band stretches from the Northern Territory to beyond New Zealand.
Forecasters tracking a low in the Coral Sea say that likelihood of a cyclone forming off the Queensland coast has increased.
Queensland’s outback is set to become a vast inland sea, as ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily shapes to dump 1000mm rain in 48 hours.
Residents in a Brisbane suburb smashed again by major flooding this week are calling for the government to consider the area in a buyback scheme.
Queensland communities are facing a mammoth clean-up after downpours of up to 350mm – caused by conditions worse than those in the infamous 2011 and 2022 floods – inundated homes.
More than 70 roads across Queensland were closed due to flash flooding, including dozens across the southeast on Tuersday after a 300mm deluge. Emergency alerts are also active.
The Sunshine Coast has been hit with a torrential downpour with some areas recording more than 150mm in less than five hours. Here’s the latest.
Bray Park residents have been forced to swim for their lives as floodwaters inundated their homes in the middle of the night, destroying cars and washing away their belongings.
Homes and streets are flooded after a 300mm deluge across South East Queensland overnight. SEE THE PICTURES
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