Reprieve from rain this week, but wet weather expected next weekend
A flood watch is in place for much of Queensland as rain continues to blanket Brisbane on Monday, following rain triggered by a low pressure system moving south.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Helen Reid warned of another wet day on Monday after up to 70mm of rainfall was recorded in the city’s northern suburbs precipitation overnight, slightly higher than 40 to 50 millimeters on the south side.
Persistent rain led to flood warnings for rivers in the south-east on Monday, the meteorologist said.
“So the Logan Albert, Lower Brisbane, Pine and Caboolture, Sunshine Coast rivers and creeks,” Reid said.
“They are all on flood watch.”
Moderate flood warnings have been issued for the South Burnett region due to flooding on the Burnett River. Rainfall in Burnett reached almost 250 millimeters in some areas, with some areas recording more than 100 millimeters of rainfall in just six hours.
Further west in Miles, rainfall has exceeded 200 millimeters since Saturday morning.
“There is currently only a flood watch in place for the Brisbane area,” the meteorologist said.
The weather bureau expects 30 to 40 millimeters of rain to fall on Monday, while showers are predicted to ease on Tuesday.
“Today is the last day of higher precipitation totals,” Reid said.
“There will be showers tomorrow too, but compared to this it will only be a nuisance factor. It will be nothing more than a few millimeters and then the occasional rain.
“The trough line and the upper atmosphere will shift offshore and that means it will take the precipitation with it, so we will get some more regular showers off the coastline.”
The south-east was expected to be largely dry before showers were forecast to return over the weekend.
“There’s nothing as wet as what we have right now,” Reid said.
The Sunshine Coast experienced further rainfall, with nearly 100 millimeters of rainfall in the last 24 hours. More than 30 roads were closed in the area.
Overnight, a woman who was swept away by floodwaters on Bald Knob Road in Peachester was rescued from the roof of her car.
“[She] It resulted in his car falling into the floodwater,” said swift water rescue team member Matthew Bruce.
“He did the right thing, rolled down the windows, jumped out when his car was submerged, and then was dragged to the pavement and managed to climb onto the roof of the car and call Triple Zero.
“We urge everyone on the road to exercise increased caution. Remember the old adage: ‘If it floods, forget it’. It’s much safer to turn back.”
Start your day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter.
