Qld weather: SEQ set for storms, heavy rain after 141mm dumped on Wednesday
SEQ could be hit with thunderstorms and more heavy rain today after the remnants of ex-TC Dianne swept across the state causing flash flooding in Brisbane.
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South East Queensland could be hit with thunderstorms and more heavy rain today after the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Dianne swept across the state causing flash flooding.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, a trough will continue to bring showers and thunderstorms through parts of the north and along the east coast with the potential of 50-80mm of rainfall in North and Central Queensland.
There is also the possibility of showers and thunderstorms over the southeast, but rainfall totals are mostly expected to be less than 20mm.
The forecast comes as major flooding continues over western Queensland, with major flood warnings for the Georgina, Diamantina, Thomson, Flinders, Bulloo, Paroo, Warrego, Barcoo Rivers, and Cooper Creek.
On Wednesday, the heaviest rainfall was recorded in Central Queensland with 141mm at Saddlers Spring, 132mm at Billabalong, 129mm at Arcadia Valley, 123mm at Biloela, 111mm at Mt Tabor North, and 106mm at Sandstone Park.
On the coast, the heaviest rainfall was recorded at Bundaberg where 101mm fell.
In South East Queensland, while the vast majority of areas recorded between 25-49mm, some areas recorded over 50mm, including Brisbane City with 53mm and 50mm at Wacol.
It comes after ex-TC Dianne unleashed with a rain bomb yesterday which caused localised flash flooding.
Yesterday, 50mm of rainfall has been recorded in Brisbane City, 48mm at Withcott and Wacol, 45mm at Pullenvale and 44mm at Goodna.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the heaviest rainfall was recorded in Central Queensland with Tambo copping 162mm, Gillespie 77mm, Toliness 86mm, and Ulcanbah with 62mm.
Bureau of Meteorology Meteorologist Daniel Hayes yesterday said most towns in the flood-ravaged central west and south west regions had seen a major reprieve today in rainfall, with falls of only 10mm to 15mm recorded in the 10 hours since 9am Wednesday.
Upper Warrego was the outlier, recording 50mm, while Biloela copped 100mm in just three hours.
“Flooding will likely be ongoing for a number of days before we see (rivers) drop out of flood range. We are not expecting to see significant rainfall through central west and south west regions,” he said.
“It will be dry as far as rain goes until the middle of next week at least. We’re looking at an easing trend for those areas, but some rivers are still yet to reach some peaks or only just reaching peaks.”
He said the southeast had mostly been spared from heavy rainfall, with only light rain and potential isolated heavy showers expected over the coming days.
However, Wide Bay through to the northern tropics could expect to see significant rainfall as the trough pushes further north.
It comes as struggling Queensland landowners faced the prospect of selling generations-old farms after record flooding, which could take a decade to recover from.
While the rain had largely cleared western Queensland, a line of storms persists from Mt Isa to Longreach, extending into New South Wales.
“That band of rain will continue moving eastwards today with the focus of the heaviest falls through the Darling Downs into New South Wales. Then eventually into South East Queensland,” he said.
Inland parts of South East Queensland could see falls of up to 100mm.
“With the anticipated rainfall across much of the southeast … we do have flood watches current for much of the region today,” he said.
“With the forecast rainfall it could lead to flash and minor riverine flooding today.”
Major warnings remain in place for Georgina river, Ayre Creek, Flinders, Thompson, Barku, Balloo, Cooper Creek and Paroo rivers.
“We are likely to see renewed river rises in many of our flood affected regions, particularly through parts of inland Queensland today through to Thursday after the widespread 30 to 50mm that has fallen overnight and this morning,” he said.
“We could even see further rises and flooding through South East Queensland, particularly where we expect those 50 to 100mm falls occur.”
Rain is expected to clear South East Queensland tomorrow.
Originally published as Qld weather: SEQ set for storms, heavy rain after 141mm dumped on Wednesday
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