An update for Bracken Ridge rain totals for the event as of 0700am Sat 8 Feb 238mm. Another 25 mm fell overnight adding to the previous total. As more heavy showers/storms and rain are forecast over the weekend this total will build. Just still keeping an eye on the system out in the Coral Sea. 91P.


BOM Flood warning No 4

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland
This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.

Flood Watch for coastal catchments south of Fraser Island to the NSW border
Issued at 12:44 pm EST on Friday 7 February 2020
Flood Watch Number: 4

Further heavy rainfall is likely for the coastal catchments in South East Queensland over the weekend.

Rainfall has now eased over the Flood Watch area. However, showers and thunderstorms with the chance of moderate to heavy falls are possible across the weekend, particularly from Saturday night.

Catchments in the Flood Watch area are saturated from rainfall this week and are likely to respond quickly to further heavy falls.

Minor flooding is possible. Further localised flooding and disruptions to transport routes are likely.

Catchments likely to be affected include:

Noosa River

Sunshine Coast Rivers and Creeks

Pine and Caboolture Rivers

Upper Brisbane River

Lower Brisbane River(Specifically the Bremer River, Warrill Creek and Brisbane Creeks)

Logan and Albert Rivers

Gold Coast Rivers and Creeks

The weather situation at present is An upper trough over southern Queensland combined with a coastal trough parallel to the southeast coast are likely to strengthen over the weekend, maintaining showers and thunderstorms across southern Queensland over the weekend and into early next week. These systems will also possibly lead to further heavy falls over far southeastern Queensland.

For Saturday/ Today , a high to very chance of showers and thunderstorms in the southeast and southern interior, with possible heavy falls in the Darling Downs and southeast in the afternoon and evening. A weak monsoon trough will persist over the far north, with showers and thunderstorms continuing. A slight to moderate chance of showers and thunderstorms about eastern districts and through the interior. Mostly sunny in the far southwest. Light to moderate south to southwesterly winds through the interior, tending northeast to southeasterly along the east coast and light and variable in the far north

Radar as at 0709am