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Heavy rainfall dumped on SEQ ahead of long weekend We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Heavy rainfall has pelted south-east Queensland in time for the long weekend, with more than 100 millimetres being dumped on the Sunshine Coast overnight. South-east Queensland will see more showers this weekend. Credit:Fairfax Media Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Peter Markworth said Bells Creek South copped 136 millimetres. �...

  It wasnt the deluge that was initially forecasted, but rainfall remained persistent across the southeast corner this Easter. Despite experts predicting up to 200mm of rain over the holiday period, seven-day totals revealed most areas averaged around 20 to 40mm. Places hit the hardest included Upper Springbrook with 119mm and Hervey Bay with 83mm. Meanwhile, Northern Sunshine Coast saw 50mm to 70mm, Gold Coast had 20 to 40mm and inner city Brisbane hovered around 20mm. "There wasnt neces...

  It wasnt the deluge that was initially forecasted, but rainfall remained persistent across the southeast corner this Easter. Despite experts predicting up to 200mm of rain over the holiday period, seven-day totals revealed most areas averaged around 20 to 40mm. Places hit the hardest included Upper Springbrook with 119mm and Hervey Bay with 83mm. Meanwhile, Northern Sunshine Coast saw 50mm to 70mm, Gold Coast had 20 to 40mm and inner city Brisbane hovered around 20mm. "There wasnt neces...

Weather by Danielle O’Neal, Nilsson Jones 17th Mar 2021 6:09 AM Premium Content   Intense rainfall continues to drench large parts of Queensland, with a flood emergency active for the states central interior. An emergency alert has been issued for residents in Sapphire, west of Emerald, with the Retreat Creek rising rapidly and major flooding expected. "Properties in low-lying areas are likely to be impacted. Council advises...

Environmental News For The Week Ending 20December 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Some of the COVID-19 graphic...

Gold Coast severe weather warnings cancelled after intense rains, flash flooding swamps streets ThuThursday 17 DecDecember 2020 at 10:44pm Severe weather warnings have been cancelled for the Gold Coast region after intense rains and flash flooding left streets under water. ( Share Print text only Cancel The Gold Coast is expected to be granted a reprieve from wild weather today with conditions set to ease across south-east Queensland after a torrid week of heavy rain and flash flooding. Key poi...

Thanks to torrential rain, Brisbane became as humid as Cairns, Darwin We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Thanks to torrential rain, Brisbane became as humid as Cairns, Darwin Normal text size Advertisement After south-east Queensland copped a drenching at the weekend, Brisbanes humidity has spiked to levels usually seen in cities in Australias far northern tropics such as Cairns and Darwin. In three days, Upper Springbrook in the Scenic Rim rec...

Emergency food flown to campers cut off by swollen creeks We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Emergency food flown to campers cut off by swollen creeks Normal text size Advertisement The rainfall has eased across Queenslands south-eastern corner but swollen Scenic Rim creeks have surrounded 11 campers, cutting off their access to essential supplies. The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter, usually used for surf lifesaving operations, was sent to...

A rain gauge in south-east Queensland has recorded more rainfall in the last four days than some of Australias capitals often receive in a year. During the weather event likened to a category one cyclone, Upper Springbrook, in the Gold Coast hinterland, received 952 millimetres during the 96 hours to 9am on Tuesday. This figure includes 475 millimetres that fell during the 24 hours to 9am on Saturday, and over 200 millimetres for each of the following two 24 hour periods. RELATED: Water spill...

Weather by Shiloh Payne Premium Content Subscriber only As the southeast was lashed with a deluge of rain and destructive high tides across the weekend, the rain fell short of the regions that needed it the most. While Upper Springbrook recorded almost 1000mm of rain in the past five days, only 300km away on the Granite Belt, Stanthorpe was left with little respite from dry conditions, with 20mm falling in the last week, and Oakey on the Darling Downs only r...