Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in parts of Ipswich, Somerset, Scenic Rim, Toowoomba, Gold Coast, Brisbane City and Lockyer Valley Council Areas.

Issued at 1:47 pm Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 1:40 pm, severe thunderstorms likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near Ipswich, Toowoomba and Kooralbyn. These thunderstorms are slow moving. They are forecast to affect the area south of Canungra by 2:10 pm and Boonah, the area north of Toowoomba and Fernvale by 2:40 pm.

67 mm of rainfall recorded at Moodlu in the 1 hour to 1:06 pm.

54 mm of rainfall recorded at Upper Freestone in the 1 hour to 1:23 pm.

Emergency services advise people to:
* 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.