Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall over the mainland on Saturday evening and is continuing to weaken as it moves further inland this morning. The system is still expected to bring damaging winds and heavy to locally intense rainfall about the warning area today.
INTENSE RAINFALL is occurring with A VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM near Hervey Bay and parts of K’Gari and is expected to ease in the late morning.
HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING is developing across the Southeast Coast this morning, expected to become more widespread over the warning area during today, possibly including Brisbane, Ipswich, the Sunshine Coast and Gympie. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 80 and 130 mm are likely throughout today. 24-hourly totals between 120 and 200 mm are likely. Heavy rainfall is forecast to ease over southeast Queensland during Monday morning.
Locally INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING may develop throughout today in bands of showers and thunderstorms over the Southeast Coast and southern Wide Bay and Burnett, possibly including Brisbane, Ipswich and the Sunshine Coast. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 150 and 210 mm and 24-hourly totals between 300 and 400 mm are possible. If intense rainfall is detected, a separate Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS with peak gusts of around 90 km/h are possible this morning over the eastern Darling Downs and Granite Belt and the southeast coastal fringe. Damaging wind gusts are forecast to ease later this morning.
A Coastal Hazard Warning and Hazardous Surf Warning is current.
A Flood Watch and Flood Warnings are current for southern and southeastern Queensland.
For these products, see http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/warnings/
Locations which may be affected include Warwick, Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Stanthorpe, Caboolture, Coolangatta and Ipswich.
150 mm WAS RECORDED AT HERVEY BAY IN THE 2 HOURS TO 06:33 AM.
142 mm was recorded at Mt Glorious in the 6 hours to 6:06 am.
Sustained 65 to 80 km/h winds were recorded at Redcliffe at times between 9:30 pm Saturday and 3:30 am this morning, with a 104 km/h wind gust at 9:24 pm Saturday.
Sustained 65 to 70 km/h winds were recorded at Toowoomba Airport between 1:30 am and 3:30 am, with a 98 km/h wind gust at 2:29 am.
Sustained 65 to 70 km/h winds were recorded at Gold Coast Seaway between 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm Saturday, with a wind gust of 94 km/h at 2:54 pm.
Emergency services advise people to:
* If you have children make sure they are with you or an adult you trust.
* Park your car undercover away from trees.
* Close doors and windows.
* Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks.
* Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out.
* Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost.
* Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous.
* Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
* Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.
