A currently damp September is set to end with another soaking for lots of local Queenslanders, as a band of storms sweeps throughout much of the state bringing hail, wind and rains.
Key points:
- Most of Queensland will get rain over the next 3 days
- The focus will be mainly in the north, with the south-west most likely to lose out
- Already soaked catchments suggest flash flooding is a danger
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Shane Kennedy stated the active system would complete a currently uncommonly damp month, and October was likewise set to begin damp.
” Certainly, September has actually been well above average for much of the state, especially southern Queensland, and entering into this recently, we’re most likely to get another drenching a couple of locations,” he stated.
” Much of the south-west ought to be mostly spared. It will more than likely push a bit additional east and a bit additional north than we have actually seen formerly.”
Activity moves north
Mr Kennedy stated an active trough system moving through the main interior would bring extensive unclear conditions through to the weekend, however unlike recently, the focus would be additional north.
” We’re anticipating to see showers and storms for the majority of Queensland … it’s most likely just the far south-west that will remain quite clear and parts of the north tropical coast,” he stated.
” There is the danger of seeing some extreme thunderstorms. That danger will extend from south of Moranbah down through Emerald … possibly making it to the Lockyer Valley and simply inland of Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
” We might see some heavy rains in those extreme thunderstorms … a bit more struck and miss out on than what we saw recently, however we might likewise see some harmful wind gusts and possibly even some huge hail in southern Queensland over the next day or 2.”
Mr Kennedy stated this storm activity would relieve into the weekend prior to revitalizing early next week.
” It will depend a lot on the timing of that trough as it sweeps through, and we need to see a bit of clearance in the wake of that on Thursday,” he stated.
” Looking ahead, it’s appearing like a quite uncertain week next week with some deep tropical wetness crossing the majority of the state.
” So it will likely be if you do not get a shower or storm over the next number of days as many locations will, you’re rather most likely see something early next week.”
Flooding relieving however danger continues
On Sunday, the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi reached a significant flood peak of 8.87 metres however had actually relieved back to moderate levels and continued to fall.
Mr Kennedy stated restored increases in other inflamed Queensland rivers were possible, with flash flooding the best danger as many catchments were complete.
” Most of the flood levels are on the decrease, however there is the capacity we might see some restored increases in parts of those south eastern catchments if we get the rains in the incorrect areas,” he stated.
” If we see any of those serious thunderstorms get up, then we might definitely see some flash flooding simply with catchments so damp.
” Just as we saw late recently around the Gold Coast, it truly didn’t take excessive to see that water increasing really rapidly.”
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