Man swept up by flood waters at Willowvale as wild storm delivers deluge across Gold Coast
Wild storms battered the Gold Coast overnight with a man swept up by flash flooding in the city’s north. Read how much rain fell.
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Intense storms have caused havoc on the Gold Coast overnight with emergency services racing to a flash-flooding drama near Willowvale.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said crews were called to Hotham Creek Road about 12.30am on Tuesday to reports of a car that had been swept up in flood waters.
A man in his 50s had managed to free himself from the vehicle by the time crews arrived on scene.
He was assessed by paramedics and was uninjured.
The flash flooding was sparked by a severe thunderstorm that developed late on Monday night and inundated parts of the city with heavy rainfall.
Molendinar received the largest falls with 50mm recorded in the hour to 10pm. Close to 40mm of rain fell at Pacific Pines and more than 30mm at Oxenford.
Significant totals were also recorded at Coombabah, Hinze Dam and Clagiraba.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting more rain for Tuesday morning.
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