Emergency spreads as more of the country placed on flood alert

Authorities are scrambling to keep on top of the situation in Australia’s east, as another Aussie state is issued with flash flooding warnings.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for eastern Tasmania on Monday afternoon, as the country battled unprecedented flooding further north. Picture: Richard Jupe

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for eastern Tasmania on Monday afternoon, as the country battled unprecedented flooding further north.

Flash flooding warnings were also in place for areas in the state’s northeast.

“Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce intense rainfall that may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding over the next several hours in parts of the northeast,” a spokesperson from the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms were impacting the north east of Tasmania. Picture: Chris Kidd

Since 9am on Monday, 66mm of rainfall fell at Eddystone Point/larapuna in Tasmania’s north east, with residents told “more is on the way”.

An unstable and humid easterly flow was causing thunderstorms embedded within areas of rain, according to the BOM.

St Helens, Scamander and Fingal were facing heavy rain in the north east and areas from Swansea to Port Arthur in the south.

St Helens, Scamander and Fingal were facing heavy rain in the north east and areas from Swansea to Port Arthur in the south. Image: BOM

Originally published as Emergency spreads as more of the country placed on flood alert