Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Ipswich and parts of Logan, Somerset, Scenic Rim, Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Brisbane City, Moreton Bay and Southern Downs Council Areas.

Issued at 1:01 am Monday, 10 March 2025.

INTENSE RAINFALL WITH VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS NEAR BRISBANE, IPSWICH AND NOOSA HEADS.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 12:55 am, VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS likely to produce intense rainfall that may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding were detected near Ipswich, the area southwest of Noosa Heads, Lake Manchester, Upper Brookfield, Yandina and Eumundi. These thunderstorms are moving towards the south. They are forecast to affect Boonah, Bundamba Lagoon, Wacol, Enoggera Reservoir, Nambour and Mapleton by 1:25 am and the area between Boonah and Beaudesert, Greenbank, Archerfield, Maleny, Montville and Palmwoods by 1:55 am.

A separate Severe Weather Warning for heavy rainfall, locally intense rainfall remains current over Southeast Coast and parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts. Please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/warnings/

Significant Observations:

98 mm was recorded at Rosalie (Baroona Rd) in the 3 hours to 11:43 pm.

115 mm was recorded at Wongawallan (Welch Pioneer Park) in the 3 hours to 9:34 pm.

120 mm was recorded at Hotham Creek in the 3 hours to 8:59 pm.

147 mm WAS RECORDED AT KINGSHOLME (MONTEGO HILLS) IN THE 3 HOURS TO 8:54 PM.

102 mm was recorded at Carbrook in the 3 hours to 6:18 pm

Emergency services advise people to:
* If you have children make sure they are with you or an adult you trust.
* Park your car undercover away from trees.
* Close doors and windows.
* Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks.
* Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out.
* Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost.
* Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous.
* Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
* Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.