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Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds and Heavy Rainfall |
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS and HEAVY RAINFALL For people in Southeast Coast and parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts. Issued at 4:14 am Saturday, 26 February 2022. HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to flash flooding is forecast to continue over parts of southeast Queensland this weekend. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 80 and 120 mm are likely to continue, reaching up to 180 mm over areas east of Gympie to Jimboomba. Locally INTENSE RAINFALL leading to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding is possible with thunderstorms during this period, particularly over areas east of Hervey Bay to Yarraman, Toowoomba and Ipswich. Six-hourly rainfall totals up to 300 mm are possible. A separate Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued if very dangerous thunderstorms with intense rainfall are detected. Heavy rainfall increases the potential for landslides and debris across roads. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h are possible over coastal areas north of the about Maroochydore. This threat will expand to all areas south of the low later this evening and through Sunday morning. A Flood Watch and multiple Flood Warnings are current for parts of Southeast Queensland. For more details, please visit www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/. Locations which may be affected include Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Kingaroy, Caboolture, Coolangatta, Ipswich, Jimboomba, Mount Tamborine and Redcliffe. 6-hourly rainfall to 4am Saturday: 329 mm at Pomona 268 mm at Boreen Point 190 mm at Black Mountain 172 mm Moy Pocket Rainfall from 9am Friday: 589 mm at Mt Glorious 444 mm at Tin Can Bay 343 mm at Cooran 284 mm at Wivenhoe Dam 274 mm at Gatton 196 mm at Brisbane City Queensland Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should: * Move your car under cover or away from trees. * Secure loose outdoor items. * Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees. * Beware of fallen trees and powerlines. * Never drive, walk or ride through flood waters. If it's flooded, forget it. * Keep clear of creeks and storm drains. * For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500. The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 am AEST Saturday. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
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