Brisbane has just recorded its 24-hour wet 24 hours in more than half a century, with the fifth most wettest day, but meteorologists say today’s rainfall is set to today’s rainfall in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales.
At 9 a.m. Monday, rainfall of about 275.2 mm was coming – levels not seen since 314 mm fell to 9 a.m. on January 26, 1974 – the same year, the Brisbane River flooded after the tropical cyclone Wanda.
Overnight, 200 to 400 mm were recorded in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, the scenic edges and the Rock Valley.
Through parts of Capriefornia, the eastern darlings and the granite belt fell 100-200 mm.
Rainfall continues in northeast New South Wales, although the heaviest waterfall is near the Queensland border, 264mm in the Biranbier Heights.
This morning, the agency announced that rainfall would be moderately relaxed, providing some relief, and the possibility of massive declines throughout the afternoon was reduced.
There are slow conditions in northeast New South Wales, with northern rivers, north coast, northwest slopes and plains and northern land warfare groups cancelling bad weather warnings.
NSW Prime Minister Chris Minns said the weather would remain unpredictable at the press conference this morning, warning of increased rainfall over the next 24 hours.
Premier Minns highlighted the improvement in the weather conditions in Lismore, which led to an increase in evacuation notices in the area.
He said that while nearly 10,000 homes and businesses in the North River remained powerless without electricity, this was a significant drop compared to 43,000 people in the past three days.
Christie Johnson, a senior meteorologist at the Meteorological Bureau, said widespread storm and thunderstorms are expected to continue in southeast Queensland.
It is expected to affect Ipswich and Brisbane River tonight on Tuesday morning.
“river [are] Major flood levels are expected to reach Monday night and rise to around 12.35 million between Monday and Tuesday nights. A spokesperson for the Meteorological Bureau said.
“Also in this catchment area, Brisbane River catchment area, Laidley Creek is at major flood levels.”
There are still multiple bad weather warnings in southeast Queensland, from the north of Gympie to the NSW border and west, including the area of Toowoomba and the far-flung interior, until Goondiwindi.
More than twenty emergency weather warnings remain in northern New South Wales, including moderate to significant flood warnings for Tweed, Wilsons, Clarence and Richmond Rivers.
Tomorrow, the thunderstorm is expected to span southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales, possibly westward into Maranoa and Warrego, and potentially descend to the southern Hunter and Sydney Metro.
Queensland Prime Minister David Crisafulli said at a midday press conference today that the state’s power has been restored to about 140,000 properties in the state, but there are still more than 200,000 properties left.
Crisafulli warned that there were still expected rainfall, telling Queenslanders to expect flashes and river flooding in the coming days.
“If you live in an area that is experiencing river flooding or stream flooding, we urge you to stay in touch, make plans, and make sure you put safety first.”
The agency urged residents to “stay alert” and “please do not drive through the flood.”
