Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in parts of Central Coast and Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Channel Country, Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett and Maranoa and Warrego Forecast Districts.

Issued at 7:02 pm Sunday, 9 March 2025.

LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN WIDE BAY AND BURNETT.

Weather Situation: Slow-moving storms in an extremely moist atmosphere are continuing to produce heavy rainfall across parts of the Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett. Further inland in the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego gusty severe thunderstorms have developed.

VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS are likely to produce heavy, possibly LOCALLY INTENSE RAINFALL that may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding over the next several hours in parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett and Capricornia districts. Locations which may be affected include Miriam Vale and Seventeen Seventy.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours in parts of the Central Coast and Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields and Capricornia districts. Locations which may be affected include Rockhampton, Clermont, Yeppoon, Marlborough, St Lawrence, Capella, Dysart, Duaringa, Byfield and Mount Morgan.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds over the next several hours in parts of the Channel Country and Maranoa and Warrego districts. Locations which may be affected include Thargomindah, Quilpie, Hungerford and Eulo.

A separate Severe Weather Warning for heavy rainfall, locally intense rainfall remains current over Southeast Coast and parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts. Please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/warnings/

Significant observations:

105 mm WAS RECORDED AT FRED HAIGH HIGHWAY IN THE 1 HOUR TO 2:41 PM.

250 mm WAS RECORDED AT HERVEY BAY IN THE 6 HOURS TO 11:30 AM.

204 mm WAS RECORDED AT GHOST HILL IN THE 6 HOURS TO 11:41 AM.

72 mm was recorded at Bucca Weir Highway in the 1 hour to 1:32 pm.

108 mm was recorded at Hermans Gully (Bucca Rd) in the 2 hours to 1:35 pm.

78 mm was recorded at Pine Creek (Pine Creek Road) in the 1 hour to 12:09 pm.

111 km/h wind gust was recorded at Thargomindah at 5:07 pm.

Emergency services advise people to:
* If you have children make sure they are with you or an adult you trust.
* 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.