SEVERE WEATHER WARNING

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TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

SEVERE WEATHER WARNING

for Heavy Rain

For people in parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett, Southeast Coast and Darling

Downs and Granite Belt districts for Tuesday.

Issued at 5:05 pm on Monday 23 January 2012

Synoptic Situation: At 4pm AEST, an upper level trough extended over the

interior of Queensland. This upper trough is expected to remain slow moving and

intensify during Tuesday. A surface trough is expected to develop near the

southern Queensland coast early Tuesday, extending a moist northeasterly wind

flow into southeast districts.

Heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding is expected through areas southeast

of about Bundaberg to Goondiwindi on Tuesday, initially developing on the coast

and spreading inland during the day. 24 hour totals in excess of 150 mm are

possible. Locations which may be affected include Hervey Bay, Gympie, Toowoomba,

the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Ipswich and the Gold Coast.

A Flood Warning is current for coastal rivers and streams from Rainbow Beach to

Redcliffe and adjacent inland catchments.

Emergency Management Queensland advises that people should:

* Avoid driving, walking or riding through flood waters.

* Keep clear of creeks and storm drains.

[Gad]

rainfall we may get from 23Jan - 1Feb..

latest EC computer model suggesting around 300-400mm's falling around Brisbane to Sunday.

/>http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shwvgms.html

Part of the WZ news report for the up coming week of weather.

During this week, an upper trough system, combined with a moist easterly flow and two slow moving surface troughs, one offshore, is expected to produce widespread rain and thunderstorms across Queensland and eastern New South Wales, resulting in a major rain event, certainly the most significant of the summer.

Widespread seven-day totals in excess of 200 mm are expected over southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales and totals of 100 mm plus are indicated over inland parts of Queensland.

Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine will be heavily affected, with flooding likely for the coastal rivers and streams in the area. The Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast areas of New South Wales will also be affected, with significant falls also extending as far south as the Hunter and Sydney Metropolitan area. A flood watch for possible moderate flooding is now in place for the Bellinger, Macleay and Hastings River Valleys of New South Wales.

[zan0_15]

better go out and put the bungs in! :silly:

[Woodlaz]

Remember people

If it's flooded..... FORGET it.

[Keen-as-fisho]

Apparently this will be the last of heavy rain fall for a long time

[Carter]

It has been belting down here :ohmy: , My big shed is flooded, :pinch: The shack is OK , the fingerlings that I released in the dam 2 weeks ago are probably in the Noosa river by now :S . Big clean up tomorrow

[Gad]

Apparently this will be the last of heavy rain fall for a long time

hopefully ... the guy on the weather channel is starting to talk up the fact that the monsoon trough is dropping, lower south and the possibility of cyclonic activity kicking up in the Coral Sea...

been quite awhile since a cyclone has come down the coast and sat as a rain depression off Fraser or Moreton