Overview
- The Bureau of Meteorology says isolated showers will begin on Monday and that Tuesday is likely to bring the most widespread and intense storms across south‑east Queensland.
- Forecasters warn some storms could be severe with large hail, damaging wind gusts and heavy rain that may cause flash flooding in built‑up suburbs.
- Areas most at risk include Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and parts of the Burnett region with isolated places possibly seeing up to about 40 millimetres of rain.
- Officials stress the storms will be highly local and hit‑and‑miss so some suburbs will see intense short downpours while nearby areas remain dry.
- The outbreak follows an unusually dry September and comes as bureau seasonal modelling shows an elevated chance of above‑average rainfall over the next three months despite the ongoing El Niño, and the state government says emergency services are prepared.