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- Torrential rain bomb to hammer Australia dumping up to 300mm within HOURS – and it’s expected to last for NINE DAYS
- Heavy rain and flash flooding expected to batter parts of Queensland this week
- Some regions expected to receive up to 10 times their average monthly rainfall
- Most of downpour will be dumped from Townsville down to Rockhampton
Heavy rain and flash flooding will smash parts of Australia for the next nine days, with some regions expected to receive up to 10 times their average monthly rainfall.
Police are warning people to avoid unnecessary travel, including for holidays or work, with the downpours expected to begin in Queensland from Tuesday.
Most of the rain will be dumped along a 700km stretch of coastline from Townsville to Rockhampton and inland to Longreach and Winton.
The central, central interior and central coast are all set to receive 10 times their monthly average, while the interior and southeast are tipped to get an average month’s worth of rainfall.
The wet weather will spill over into NSW with rain forecast for parts of the state until Sunday.
Torrential rain bomb to hammer Australia dumping up to 300mm within HOURS – and it’s expected to last for NINE DAYS
- Heavy rain and flash flooding expected to batter parts of Queensland this week
- Some regions expected to receive up to 10 times their average monthly rainfall
- Most of downpour will be dumped from Townsville down to Rockhampton
By Aidan Wondracz For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press
Published: 17:26 EDT, 8 May 2022 | Updated: 20:24 EDT, 8 May 2022
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Heavy rain and flash flooding will smash parts of Australia for the next nine days, with some regions expected to receive up to 10 times their average monthly rainfall.
Police are warning people to avoid unnecessary travel, including for holidays or work, with the downpours expected to begin in Queensland from Tuesday.
Most of the rain will be dumped along a 700km stretch of coastline from Townsville to Rockhampton and inland to Longreach and Winton.
The central, central interior and central coast are all set to receive 10 times their monthly average, while the interior and southeast are tipped to get an average month’s worth of rainfall.
The wet weather will spill over into NSW with rain forecast for parts of the state until Sunday.
Heavy rain and flash flooding will batter parts of Australia within hours with the wild weather forecast to continue for the rest of the week
Most of the rain will be dumped along a 700km stretch of coastline from Townsville to Rockhampton and inland to Longreach and Winton
Acting Inspector Donna Stewart said one in 10 road deaths in Queensland this year had been from people driving in floodwaters.
‘It’s incredibly frustrating to see the number of people who aren’t heeding our warnings,’ she said on Sunday.
Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Felim Hannify said flood and severe warnings would begin to be issued from Monday.
During the worst of the weather, Queensland’s central coast region could be hit with up to 300mm of rain within six hours, along with damaging winds.
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