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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 Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts. Issued at 4:53 am Sunday, 27 February 2022. HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to flash flooding is forecast to continue over parts of southeast Queensland today. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 60 and 120 mm are likely to continue, reaching up to 150 mm over areas southeast of Caloundra to Warwick and contracting south to the NSW border today. Locally INTENSE RAINFALL leading to dangerous and LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING is possible with thunderstorms during this period, particularly over coastal areas south of Caloundra and the Gold Coast hinterland. Six-hourly rainfall totals in excess of 200 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 in excess of 90 km/h are possible over coastal fringes mainly south of Caloundra and about the elevated terrain of the Gold Coast hinterland. 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, Caboolture, Coolangatta, Ipswich, Jimboomba, Mount Tamborine, Warwick and Redcliffe. Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Wide Bay and Burnett district and the warning for this district is CANCELLED. Rainfall to 9am Saturday: 709mm at Mt Glorious 541mm at Pomona 444mm at Tin Can Bay 427mm at Upper Doonan 381mm at Dayboro 301mm at Gatton 236mm at Brisbane City 224mm at Ipswich Rainfall from 9am Saturday to 5am Sunday: 430mm at Mount Glorious 317mm at Elimbah 306mm at Rose Ck Road 302mm at Mount Mee 288mm at Beerburrum 295mm at Wamuran 283mm at Delaneys Ck 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 Sunday. 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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