Thunderstorms forecast right across Australia from Broome through Alice Springs through to Brisbane.
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00:00The severe weather season is well and truly underway with severe thunderstorms
00:03forecast across multiple states today and tomorrow a peak storm and rain day
00:09across southern parts of Queensland including the southeast and northeast
00:13New South Wales as well. So we'll start off by getting straight
00:17into the thunderstorm outlook for Monday so that's for today
00:21where thunderstorms are possible right across Australia.
00:25However severe thunderstorms this yellow area extending from WA
00:29through the interior into southern Queensland and northeast
00:33New South Wales. Now these severe storms may bring heavy
00:36rainfall that could lead to flash flooding
00:39and damaging wind gusts so wind gusts in excess of 90 kilometers per hour.
00:44As we move into tomorrow however the thunderstorm outlook shows that
00:48severe thunderstorms are still possible right across the country
00:51but focusing in on the east where a peak day
00:54is expected for Queensland. The severe storms may bring damaging winds and
00:59heavy rainfall again but for northeast New South Wales we
01:03have this red area here where severe thunderstorms are likely
01:07and may bring large hail damaging winds and heavy rainfall. Now grounds
01:13across the region are very wet and catchments swollen so
01:16they can respond very quickly to any rainfall even short bursts of
01:21moderate rainfall could see a very fast response from the river systems.
01:26So community impacts could include an increased risk in flash and riverine
01:31flooding which can create dangerous driving
01:33conditions while the large hail and damaging winds
01:37could bring down trees and power lines causing power outages
01:41and also damage to property. So let's just take a look at how this
01:46plays out this so this is from this afternoon we can see
01:50these hit and miss showers and storms extending across
01:53the country but focusing in on the east. Later on
01:57tonight slow moving rain areas may start to
02:00develop particularly about the Darling Downs and
02:03as we move into tomorrow morning those rain areas
02:08also potentially extending into the Sunshine Coast
02:11and all the way down as far south as the Coffs Coast of New South Wales.
02:17So they've got the embedded showers and thunderstorms as well as those
02:21rain areas. Now as we move into Wednesday
02:26the showers and storms will push into the central and eastern parts of
02:29Queensland with again the potential for severe
02:32thunderstorms and Thursday another pulse of afternoon shower and
02:36storm activity that extends into the inland areas.
02:41Now there are already a number of flood watches out including minor and moderate
02:45flood warnings. We've got the Peru and the Warrego River
02:49in Queensland and it's just highlighting how swollen the river
02:52systems are already across large parts of southern Queensland
02:56but also northeast parts of New South Wales.
02:59So it's important if you live within these areas if you can keep an eye on
03:03the radar or stay up to date with the latest warnings by the Bureau's website
03:06app or social media and as always listen to the advice from your local
03:10emergency services. Bye for now.