Sue from the Bureau of Meteorology mentioned thunderstorms round Cherbourg, Somerset, and the Lockyer Valley noticed totals of as much as 50mm of rain in an hour earlier this morning.
“I am happy to report that the thunderstorms have now eased and the rainfall charges have dropped to a extra common 10mm an hour or so,” she mentioned.
The Bureau has a extreme climate warning in place for south-east Queensland, extending from north of Gympie right down to the Queensland border, and west to Toowoomba and Goondiwindi.
Ongoing heavy and intense rainfall is anticipated on this space, with six-hour totals of 80mm-120mm anticipated, and even as much as 150mm.
“Most significantly, extreme climate warning, it does spotlight an space the place extra intense rainfall is feasible, and the elevated threat of harmful and life-threatening flash flooding,” Sue mentioned.
“This space consists of Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, and the Gold Coast areas, together with Ipswich.”