Severe thunderstorms have dropped more than 100 mm in an hour in some regions and are expected to last into the evening. The latest warning warns of « life-threatening flash floods ».
The final southeast warning of heavy rain and noxious winds was issued at 7:14 p.m. to people in Redland City, Sunshine Coast and parts of Gympie, Logan, Somerset, South Burnett, Gold Coast, Noosa, Brisbane City and Moreton Bay.
The updated warning said that very dangerous thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Cleveland, Ormiston, Dunwich, Peel Island, Manly, the southern waters of Moreton Bay and Jacobs Well at 6:40 p.m.
« Very dangerous thunderstorms are expected to hit South Stradbroke Island, Tingalpa Reservoir, Wynnum, Amity Point, Mud Island and the northern parts of North Stradbroke Island by 7:10 p.m. and Point Lookout and Southern Moreton Island by 7:40 p.m., » it said of warning.
« Other severe thunderstorms have been detected on the weather radar near Caboolture, Jimna, Wamuran, Woodford, Elgin Vale and the area northwest of Jimna.
« It is expected that they will cover the areas between Gympie and Murgon, Maleny, Conondale, Kenilworth, Borumba Dam and Goomeri by 7:10 pm and Caloundra, the area southwest of Caloundra, the area southwest of Gympie, Imbil, Kandanga and Kilkivan by 7:40 pm Affect clock.
« Heavy rains, which can lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash floods and damaging winds, are likely. »
The BoM said a whopping 106mm of rain was dumped over Redland, Alexandra Hills, in the hour until 7:00 p.m., while on Stewart Road south of Beenleigh, 105mm of rain was recorded in the hour until 6:55 p.m.
Other heavy rainfall was 73 mm at Kluvers Lookout north of Mt Glorious in the hour until 7 p.m., 69 mm in Woodford in the same period, 67 mm in Foxley in the hour until 4:20 p.m. and 60 mm at Harbers Crossing near Boonah in of the hour until 4.25 a.m., 47 mm in Mulgowie in the 30 minutes until 3.35 p.m. and 53 mm in Palen Creek during the hour until 3.15 p.m.
Carney Creek, near the New South Wales border, cracked 100mm just after 5 p.m. and recorded 108mm in six hours.
Stewart Road south of Beenleigh recorded 24mm in 10 minutes and 46mm in 30 minutes.
By 6 p.m., Energex had recorded more than 24,700 lightning strikes in the southeast. A spokesperson told The Courier-Mail that it pales in comparison to Saturday’s storms.
« That’s actually a pretty tame number compared to Saturday when over 115,000 strikes took place. » He said.
It comes after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said at 4 p.m. that more storms could bring up to 100mm to the southeast of the state.
A BoM spokeswoman described the southeast storms as « very dangerous » and said the storms could last into the evening and early morning.
A separate severe thunderstorm warning for noxious winds and heavy rainfall for people in parts of the Wide Bay, Burnett and Southeast Coast forecast areas remains in place.
That updated warning was posted at 6:36 p.m. and said the severe thunderstorms were likely to create noxious winds and heavy rains that could result in flash floods in the warning area for the next several hours.
« Locations that may be affected include Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Caboolture, Moreton Island, Cleveland, Cherbourg, Jimboomba, Kilcoy, Mount Tamborine, Nambour and Redcliffe, » she warned.
« Severe thunderstorms can result in heavy rains that can cause dangerous and life-threatening flash floods and noxious winds in parts of the Southeast Coastal District for the next several hours. Affected locations include Cleveland and Beenleigh. »
Southeast Queenslanders are warned of noxious winds, heavy rains, and large hailstones as a series of severe storms are moving towards the coast today.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned this morning of « severe thunderstorms in the southeast of the coast » with the risk of « noxious winds and heavy rains, &, large hail ».
Hundred thunderstorm forecast⚡ Severe thunderstorms in the southeast of the coast, risk of wind damage, heavy rain & large hail. Storm probably in the northeast due to # CycloneKimi⚠️Warnings: https://t.co/v9dbbCZC1A📡 Radar: https://t.co/RAAhcttn16 pic.twitter.com/b6iBzeiaeK
Forecaster Alex Majchrowski said storms would sweep the west southeast throughout the day before reaching the coast later in the afternoon or early evening.
The Bureau warned that severe storms are likely for inland areas from Warwick to Burnett and for regions between Wide Bay and the New South Wales border.
« We saw noxious winds and large hailstones in the Lockyer Valley and Somerset region well into the early afternoon, » Majchrowski said.
Whether the heavy rain, hail and damaging winds hit Brisbane « really depends on whether these storms are severe by the time they reach the coast, » Majchrowski said.
« We may not see falls as severe as in the west, » said Majchrowski.
For Brisbane, falls of up to 25mm are expected this afternoon, while areas in the « west southeast » are expected to rain more than 40mm.
« The risk of severe thunderstorms with heavy rains, which can lead to flash floods, can persist overnight until early Tuesday morning, » the Bureau of Meteorology said in a tweet.
North Queenslanders have been warned of potential flash floods and « destructive gusts of wind … strong enough to topple trees and power lines » as tropical cyclone Kimi continues to build.
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