Queensland and Northern Territory towns are being warned to prepare for major flooding as multiple tropical lows across northern Australia unleash a deluge.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood watch covering most of Queensland, with major flood warnings in place across several river catchments including the Flinders, Georgina and Thomson rivers and the Eyre and Cooper creeks. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/06/far-north-queensland-severe-weather-tropical-low-flash-flood-warnings

Residents had been advised to have their emergency plans in place, stock up on supplies and be ready to leave before their homes flooded. Up to 50mm of rain was forecast for areas including Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and the Darling Downs.

The tropical low was one of four currently spread across northern Australia. One system, named tropical low 30U, located off the Kimberley coast had a moderate chance of becoming a cyclone over the weekend.

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Yikes! #Australia swelters in a record #HeatWave as temperatures near 50 C

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY
Updated 7:24 AM EST, January 27, 2026

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — "Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday as the country sweated through a prolonged heat wave.

[...]

"On Monday, parts of #NewSouthWales and #SouthAustralia states hit record temperatures, some exceeding records set during a destructive summer of forest fires in 2019."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/melbourne-heat-wave-temperature-australian-open-victoria-d679bdde6aced8a7aca522da79280c9b

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The Guardian: Melbourne hits 40C as Australia’s most severe heatwave in six years descends on south-eastern states

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/07/severe-heatwave-hits-southern-australian-states-with-firefighters-warning-many-areas-ready-to-burn

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Thousands without power in Queensland as Victoria experiences ‘terrifying’ winds after year’s wettest day #AustraliaWx

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/27/queensland-victoria-qld-brisbane-hail-storms-power-outages-wild-weather

The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed on Monday morning that regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones. Stones about 4cm in size were seen in Ipswich, 5cm in Moorooka and Goonda, 5cm to 6cm in Pullenvale and 7cm in St Lucia.

Other areas in south-east Queensland experienced severe winds, including gusts of about 95km/h in Amberley and Archerfield. Gayndah recorded gusts reaching 109km/h.

Another resident, identified as Tara, told Radio Melbourne the storm was the “sort of stuff out of a movie”. She said a 10-foot trampoline in her yard was blown “somewhere in Werribee” and that her pergola roof was stuck on nearby power lines. “And all of a sudden, this big wind came from nowhere. It ripped off my pergola like a tin of sardines. I’m not joking,” Tara said. “My partner got lifted and dropped while me and my kids watched from the window. It was terrifying. It is literally the stuff from movies. I watched this thing like I was watching Twister. It was terrifying.”

Melbourne was also hit by heavy rain. In the 24 hours from 9am on Sunday the city’s weather station at Melbourne Olympic Park recorded 35.4mm of rainfall, the most since April 2024, according to BoM data.

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Oh geesh, @Tooden ! There's a lot going on Down Under!

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#Floods in north #Queensland: Bridge swept away, thousands without power

AFP, 3 Feb, 2025

"Fast-moving floodwaters rose on Monday in northeastern #Australia after forcing many to flee, blacking out homes and sweeping away a chunk of a critical bridge.

"Storms have already dumped more than a metre of rain in two days in parts of Queensland, engulfing homes, businesses and roads in muddy waters, authorities said.

"Aerial footage showed rural communities surrounded by the floodwaters, cut off from nearby roads.

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"As global temperatures rise because of #ClimateChange, scientists have warned that #heatwaves and other #ExtremeWeather events will become more frequent and more intense.

"Queensland is Australia’s most disaster-prone state, experiencing major floods in 2019, 2022 and 2023, research from the non-profit Climate Council shows."

Read more:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/floods-in-north-queensland-bridge-swept-away-thousands-without-power/NAIF5PME7RCYDP4I5O7HP7F2AI/
#ClimateCrisis #FlashFloods #FlashFloods #AustraliaWx #ExtremeWx