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Parts of NSW and QLD are facing another day of wild weather. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology
THE mops are out in force in Queensland following what was described as a “very dangerous” storm swept through Brisbane leaving thousands without power and ripping roofs off of homes.
Severe thunderstorm warnings remain in place for the Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Capricornia regions including the cities of Rockhampton and Gladstone.
Meanwhile, in NSW, torrential rain has swamped roads and cut rail lines in and around Sydney. A deluge sweeping in from the north shows no signs of stopping any time soon with Newcastle, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains also affected.
The Daily Telegraph has reported Sydney’s west has been particularly swamped with a
childcare centre in Bankstown flooded with up to 90 children evacuated.
Brisbane’s northern suburbs are still recovering from a ferocious storm earlier on Tuesday which dumped 27mm of rain in little more than two hours over Nambour.
That was surpassed by 105mm of rain that fell in one hour, leading up to 1pm, west of Yandina in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Goombungee home missing part of its roof after Tuesday’s storm. Picture: Caitlin Crowley/ Win NewsSource:Twitter
The blunt warning from the Bureau of Meteorology earlier on Tuesday. The storm has now passed.Source:Supplied
Power provider Energex’s largest substation in north Brisbane has been badly affected by the storm, with reports of 6000 homes without power.
An Energex spokesman told The Courier-Mail that it could be several hours before power is restored. “We’ve had 14,000 lighting strikes since the storm started, so it’s been quite intense … so there’s a good chance it could be lightening (the substations are out),” he said.
A home was badly damaged in Goombungee, near Toowoomba and residents in parts of southeast Queensland are being warned to stay indoors, the Courier Mail reports.
The thunderstorms just skirted Brisbane’s CBD but affected Strathpine, Redcliffe, Brisbane Airport and Mud Island around noon Queensland time.
NSW
Sydney and large swathes of New South Wales are in for an absolute drenching.
Sky News Weather meteorologist Tom Saunders said Tuesday in Sydney would be a washout.
“A band of storms over the Central Coast are making their way south, so Sydney can certainly expect some showers and potentially some storms,” he said.
Mr Saunders said this system would bring heavy rain and strong winds with the potential for flash flooding.
“We could potentially see up to 50mm in some suburbs, particularly in the west, which looks set to receive some heavy falls,” he said.
But Mr Saunders said that was nothing compared to the inland NSW town of Dubbo which copped 69mm of rain as a super cell storm lashed the region yesterday.
The severe storm cell passes Brisbane City. Picture Darren EnglandSource:News Corp Australia
Dubbo and Parkes bore the brunt of the storm’s fury with the town copping golf-sized hail stones, heavy rains and damaging winds.
Mr Saunders said parts of NSW and QLD were stuck in a “blocking pattern” with a high pressure system ensuring the current weather system was sticking around.
“That’s why we’re seeing the same weather pattern and days of rain,” he said.
The effects are already being felt in QLD, with a “dangerous thunderstorm whipping up destruction.
The storm, which formed just west of Crows Nest is already impacting parts of Brisbane Valley and moving east, according to Queensland Police.
Flooding in Riverstone, western Sydney after heavy rain on Tuesday.Source:News Corp Australia
Severe thunderstorms are set to continue soaking much of NSW after a heavy drenching overnight.
A severe storm warning for Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong was cancelled at 2pm. Another, for the Northern Tablelands including Moree and Inverell, was declared off at 5pm.
Bands of heavy rain are drenching the Sydney basin. NSW Train Link has cancelled services between Katoomba and Lithgow on the Blue Mountain line as lightening strikes have short circuited equipment.
Flash flooding has occurred in some neighbourhoods in the city’s north and west.
The city can expect a top of 25C today and 26C tomorrow with showers easing.
Showers are on the cards for the rest of the week and into early next week.
Sydney is expecting some severe weather this week and a heap of rain.Source:News Corp Australia
QLD
As of 3.30pm local time a severe storm warming for the entire Sunshine Coast was cancelled.
But towns on the Capricornia coast and the inland Darling Downs and Granite Belt forecast districts have been warned to brace for hail and storms today.
A severe storm rolled from the west through northern parts of Brisbane around noon. Earlier the same system ripped off roofs further inland including in Toowoomba.
Trampoline damaged and a roof collapsed at Petrie, Brisbane. Picture: Callum Hill.Source:Supplied
Brisbane can expect a top of 30C with a high chance of showers today.
Tomorrow the BoM predicts up to 35mm of rain will fall in the city while Brisbane residents can expect a top of 29C.
Showers are forecast throughout the week and right up until Monday.