Severe storms, large hail ahead of possible 72-hour, 100mm drenching
Severe thunderstorms are forecast to impact South East Queensland tonight ahead of a potential “significant” rain event over coming days.
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1100km warning zone: Severe storms, hail to kick off ‘significant’ rain event
An 1100km stretch of the Queensland east coast including the southeast is being warned to expect intense rainfall and possible flooding as early as Thursday, coinciding with the end of El Nino.
‘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.
Spawn of the Black Nor’easter: Fears storm systems could collide, implode over SEQ
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
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New Qld cyclone threat sparks fears of widespread flooding
WHERE IT COULD CROSS: Parts of Queensland could be hit with a third tropical cyclone of a wild summer season, expected to make landfall within days.
Eye of a monster: Kirrily dumps 340mm in one day, chances of new cyclone increase
Ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily has dumped 340mm in just 24 hours as it starts to track south, while the chances of another cyclone forming off the Qld coast have increased overnight.
Likelihood new cyclone could form off Qld coast increases
Forecasters tracking a low in the Coral Sea say that likelihood of a cyclone forming off the Queensland coast has increased.
Watch: Torrent swallows tinnie, 1000mm deluge to turn Qld outback to inland sea
Queensland’s outback is set to become a vast inland sea, as ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily shapes to dump 1000mm rain in 48 hours.
‘We are gutted’: Flood-smashed suburb calls for home buyback
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.
‘Record’ 350mm rain bomb worse than 2011, clean-up may take months
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.
Full list: Road closures due to flash flooding, emergency alerts, school closures
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.
Streets, parks underwater as coast smashed by rain
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.
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