Source: Bureau of Meteorology
For people in Southeast Coast and parts of Wide Bay and Burnett
and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.
Issued at 10:59 am Saturday, 26 February 2022.
HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY INTENSE FALLS OVER SE
QLD THIS WEEKEND.
Weather Situation: A surface trough over southeast Queensland is
forecast to deepen into a low over the Wide Bay and Burnett
district in response to a strong upper low later tonight. This low
is expected to track southward over the Southeast Coast and into
northeastern New South Wales during Sunday producing further heavy
to locally intense rainfall with embedded thunderstorms. The
evolution of this system and its relatively slow movement will
continue to cause significant and prolonged impacts across
southeast Queensland over the weekend.
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to flash flooding is forecast to
continue over parts of southeast Queensland this weekend.
Six-hourly rainfall totals between 80 and 120 mm are likely to
continue, reaching up to 180 mm over areas east of Kingaroy to
Toowoomba today (Saturday) and south to the NSW border on
Sunday.
Locally INTENSE RAINFALL leading to dangerous and LIFE-THREATENING
FLASH FLOODING is possible with thunderstorms during this period,
particularly over areas east of Hervey Bay to Yarraman, Toowoomba
and Ipswich today (Saturday) extending south to the NSW border on
Sunday. Six-hourly rainfall totals in excess of 300 mm are
possible. A separate Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued if
very dangerous thunderstorms with intense rainfall are
detected.
Heavy rainfall increases the potential for landslides and debris
across roads.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h are
possible over coastal areas north of about Maroochydore. This
threat will expand to coastal areas further south towards the the
NSW border later this evening and through Sunday morning.
A Flood Watch and multiple Flood Warnings are current for parts of
Southeast Queensland. For more details, please visit
www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/.
Locations which may be affected include Gold Coast, Toowoomba,
Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Kingaroy, Caboolture, Coolangatta,
Ipswich, Jimboomba, Mount Tamborine and Redcliffe.
Rainfall to 9am Saturday:
709 mm at Mt Glorious
541mm at Pomona
444.4 mm at Tin Can Bay
427 mm at Upper Doonan
381 mm at Dayboro
301 mm at Gatton
236 mm at Brisbane City
224 mm at Ipswich
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services advises that people
should:
* Move your car under cover or away from trees.
* Secure loose outdoor items.
* Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees.
* Beware of fallen trees and powerlines.
* Never drive, walk or ride through flood waters. If it's flooded,
forget it.
* Keep clear of creeks and storm drains.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
26/Feb/2022 01:05 PM