It's the latest in a long run of rainy days, which has resulted in flooding, property damage and plenty of frustrated cricket fans.
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00:00Another huge storm and more rain.
00:07Those same Gold Coast beaches drenched, some hardy souls undeterred.
00:13Seventy millimetres fell north of Toowoomba, the Brisbane River over bridges near Ipswich.
00:22The cricket was called off for good.
00:24Pretty disappointing but it's not in our hands.
00:28I'm sure the players are as frustrated as the spectators but yeah, it is what it is
00:33with the Brisbane rain, you just never know.
00:36The Bureau says relief is on the way.
00:38The southerly, which caused this latest storm, flushing the moist air out.
00:43It's going to be noticeably fresher around the southeast following this change and the
00:48weather will dry out significantly as well over the next few days.
00:51The forecast is for a much drier end to December for the southeast.
00:56But conditions are right for the rain and the flood risk to return in the new year.
01:01Sea temps are very, very warm so that certainly has potential to enhance rainfall.
01:07We are as ready as we've ever been as a state.
01:10Mother Nature will throw challenges at us, we're already seeing that early in the season
01:14but I want Queenslanders to feel comfortable and confident that we've got the resources
01:18to deal with it.
01:19For now, days without rain, very welcome.
01:26For more information visit www.fema.gov