Qld weather: Flood warnings after more heavy rain
Intense storm activity is expected to continue across Queensland on Sunday after days of heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms from the Gold Coast to the state’s north.
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Intense storm activity is expected to continue across Queensland on Sunday after days of heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms from the Gold Coast to the state’s north.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued multiple warnings throughout Friday afternoon and Saturday, with the South Burnett region once again in the firing line after two major flooding events in less than a month.
Warnings were still active on Saturday evening, including for people in parts of the Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett regions, with the Bureau warning of the possibility of damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall for places like Monto, Gin Gin, Miriam Vale and Seventeen Seventy.
In the South Burnett, dozens of roads were cut on Friday night and Saturday and residents took to social media to reveal pictures of water rising near their homes.
On Saturday, the Lockyer Valley was soaked as severe storms dropped 120mm in some spots. Rain also battered Brisbane for much of Saturday, with 73mm falling near Ipswich and 90mm in parts of Moreton Bay, where a number of road incidents were attributed to poor conditions.
The Magic Millions race day kicked off early but racing was stopped and the track assessed by midafternoon.
Remaining races were postponed, and will run next Friday after a difficult week for the prestigious event.
Rising water levels led to further releases from Wivenhoe and Somerset Dams.
And the wet weather is set to continue, with storms set to fire up on the coast on Sunday morning before moving inland.
“Unfortunately, we do have a continued chance of both heavy rain and resulting flash flooding for much of eastern and southeastern Queensland and certainly across that South Burnett district,” the Bureau of Meteorology’s Angus Hines said.
“The storm activity will begin around the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast on Sunday morning and moving inland throughout the day.
“We can expect lower rainfall totals tomorrow, we’re looking around 20 to 60mm in thunderstorms around the South East.
“But we’re likely to see areas of heavy rain, which may either prolong or add new areas of flash flooding. We could also see some large hailstones.”
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR QLD RIVERS
– Minor flood warning for Boyne River and Barambah Creek and flood warning for the Stuart River and Barker creek.
– Minor flood warning for the Burrum River and flood warning for the Cherwell, Isis, Gregory and Elliott rivers
– Minor flood warning for the Mary River
– Minor flood warning for the Bremer River and Warrill Creek
– Initial minor flood warning for the Logan River
Originally published as Qld weather: Flood warnings after more heavy rain
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