Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Southeast Coast and parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.

Issued at 10:47 am Monday, 10 March 2025.

HEAVY TO LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL GRADUALLY EASING OVER SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND TODAY.

Weather Situation: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall over the mainland on Saturday evening and has weakened into a trough since crossing the coast. The system is still bringing heavy to locally intense rainfall, which will gradually ease today.

HEAVY RAINFALL which may lead to FLASH FLOODING continues across parts of southeast Queensland today, including Brisbane, Ipswich and the Sunshine Coast. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 60 and 100 mm are likely throughout today. 24-hourly totals up to 150 mm are likely. Heavy rainfall is forecast to ease over southeast Queensland during the late afternoon and evening.

Locally INTENSE RAINFALL which may lead to DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING remains possible in bands of showers and thunderstorms within the sub-contour over inland parts of southeast QLD, including Ipswich, Gatton and the Lockyer Valley. The risk of intense rainfall is forecast to ease during the afternoon. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 120 and 150 mm are possible.

If intense rainfall is detected, a separate Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued.

A separate Severe Thunderstorm Warning may also be current for regions of the state outside this Severe Weather Warning.

A Flood Watch and Flood Warnings are current for southern and southeastern Queensland.

For these products, see http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/warnings/

Locations which may be affected include Warwick, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Goondiwindi, Stanthorpe, Caboolture and Ipswich.

As of 11:00 am, numerous significant rainfall observations have been recorded across southeast Queensland overnight:

207 MM WAS RECORDED AT KINGSHOLME IN THE 6 HOURS TO 9:56 PM.

178 mm was recorded at Wongawallan in the 6 hours to 10:41 pm.

173 mm was recorded at Hotham Creek in the 6 hours to 9:37 pm.

154 mm was recorded at Oxenford Weir in the 6 hours to 10:40 pm.

141 mm WAS RECORDED AT BAROON BOAT RAMP ALERT IN THE 3 HOURS TO 3:37 AM.

112 mm was recorded at Maleny Alert in the 3 hours to 3:46 am.

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