Australia Weather News
Strong winds have lashed south-east Queensland as ex-Cyclone Alfred made landfall over the mainland last night.
As the system weakened, much of the focus had turned to the expected high rainfall totals and fears for life-threatening flash flooding, meaning many residents were surprised to see powerful winds smashing the suburbs of Brisbane.
Even more homes are now without power, with more than 320,000 Queensland customers impacted on Sunday morning, and another 16,000 in northern NSW.
The Gold Coast and northern NSW continue to see large rainfall totals, with more than 350 millimetres falling at Lismore Airport since 9am Wednesday, and more than 290mm at Coolangatta.
A very severe storm saw 295mm of rain smash Hervey Bay, north of the Sunshine Coast, in just six hours on Sunday morning, resulting in flash flooding that inundated homes.
Rain will continue to batter the south-east as the weather bureau predicts six-hourly totals between 80 and 130 millimetres today.
Life-threatening flash flooding could develop with locally intense rainfall as thunderstorms move over Brisbane, Ipswich and the Sunshine Coast throughout the day, with possible 24-hour totals between 250 and 350mm.
We're tracking how much rain has fallen, as well as wind speeds at key weather stations in Queensland and New South Wales throughout the day and night —refresh to see updates.
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