It's set to be another wet and wild day for much of Queensland -- with the risk of flash flooding remaining.
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00:00There were two severe thunderstorm warnings that were issued for the Sunshine Coast and
00:06the South East.
00:07Those, thankfully, have now been cancelled.
00:10But it is this coastal trough that's lingering across the South East which is producing large
00:14amounts of rainfall that is causing concern.
00:17Areas like Ipswich, Somerset, the Lockyer Valley, Brisbane City, Sunshine Coast as well
00:23as Gympie regions are on high alert.
00:26Residents are being urged to monitor conditions there.
00:29Just to give everyone an idea of how much rainfall is falling, Kalanga, which is about
00:3340 minutes north of Brisbane, recorded 70 millimetres of rain last night within a one
00:38hour period.
00:39Now, as a result, there are several road closures across the South East including at Gympie
00:45Road, Nudgee Road as well as several roads in Morayfield and Caboolture due to that flash
00:51flooding.
00:52Of course, there are several as well flood warnings about across the state including
00:56a moderate flood warning for the DeGilbo Creek at Karinga as well as the Mary River.
01:03But this all comes as an extreme heatwave warning has also been issued for northern
01:07and western parts of Queensland.
01:09That comes after temperatures did soar into the mid 40s yesterday and that warning is
01:14expected to remain in place for most of this week.
01:17Of course, authorities are particularly concerned about the added rainfall.
01:22There are saturated catchments across the South East due to that persistent rain.
01:27So there are a lot more areas that are more prone to flash flooding and stormwater surges.
01:31So the advice, as always, is to make sure you drive to those conditions, do not drive
01:35through flooded water, to stay away from fallen power lines and stormwater drains and as always
01:41if assistance is required to contact the SES.