Flash flooding in Brisbane amid huge downpour

An unexpectedly heavy rain dump has caused patches of flash flooding in several areas across Brisbane on Saturday.

The weather also saw the Gabba transformed into a lake, with the cricket called off after about an hour.

Up to 84 millimetres fell across some areas of the city from 9am, with about 60 millimetres in the CBD.

Up to 82 millimetres fell throughout the day in some parts of Brisbane. Credit: William Davis

East Brisbane, Mansfield and Camp Hill copped the worst of the storm, with about 70 millimetres in just more than an hour.

Flooding was reported in low-lying areas of several suburbs including Coorparoo and Stones Corner.

The State Emergency Service (SES) was called out to at least 20 locations throughout the day.

Queensland Police told Brisbane Times about 10 properties required tarps to patch damage, and a large tree came down at Camp Hill.

Multiple emergency calls were also made to flooded areas.

A storm warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) was cancelled after 2pm. Further minor flooding was possible.

“There is potential for a bit of a quieter end to the day in terms of rainfall in the coastal areas of south-east Queensland, but still potentially some showers and thunderstorms,” meteorologist Steven Hadley said.

The relentless rain resulted in the sold-out first day of the third cricket Test at the Gabba between Australia and India being called off after about an hour.

Play was due to resume at 9:50am on Sunday.

Rain was expected to clear slightly on Sunday, before returning on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

“It looks like they’ve got a better day [tomorrow] ... but still there could be one or two showers,” Hadley said.

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