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 11:01 pm Sunday, 9 March 2025.

HEAVY TO LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND THIS EVENING AND INTO MONDAY.

Weather Situation: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall over the mainland on Saturday evening and has weakened into a trough as it continues to move inland. The system is still bringing heavy to locally intense rainfall and is expected to continue overnight and into Monday morning.

Widespread HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING continues across the Southeast Coast this evening, including Brisbane, Ipswich and the Sunshine Coast. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 80 and 130 mm are likely throughout today. 24-hourly totals between 120 and 200 mm are likely. Heavy rainfall is forecast to ease over southeast Queensland during Monday afternoon.

Locally INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING is expected to continue tonight in bands of showers and thunderstorms within the sub-contour over the Southeast Coast, southern Wide Bay and Burnett and eastern Darling Downs and Granite Belt, including Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. The risk of intense rainfall eases during Monday morning. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 150 and 180 mm and 24-hourly totals between 300 and 400 mm are possible.

If intense rainfall is detected, a separate Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued.

A separate Severe Thunderstorm Warning may also be current for regions of the state outside this Severe Weather Warning.

A Flood Watch and Flood Warnings are current for southern and southeastern Queensland.

For these products, see http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/warnings/

Locations which may be affected include Warwick, Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Goondiwindi, Stanthorpe, Caboolture, Coolangatta and Ipswich.

As of 11 pm, numerous significant rainfall obervations have been recorded across southeast Queensland this evening:

207 MM WAS RECORDED AT KINGSHOLME IN THE 6 HOURS TO 9:56 PM.

178 mm was recorded at Wongawallan in the 6 hours to 10:41 pm.

173 mm was recorded at Hotham Creek in the 6 hours to 9:37 pm.

154 mm was recorded at Oxenford Weir in the 6 hours to 10:40 pm.

148 mm was recorded at Carbrook in the 6 hours to 9:30 pm.

128 mm was recorded at Cedar Creek in the 6 hours to 10:11 pm.

125 mm was recorded at Brisbane City in the 6 hours to 10:39 pm.

123 mm was recorded at Bulimba in the 6 hours to 10:18 pm.

Emergency services advise people to:
* If you have children make sure they are with you or an adult you trust.
* Park your car undercover away from trees.
* Close doors and windows.
* Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks.
* Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out.
* Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost.
* Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous.
* Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
* Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.