Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in parts of Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, Maranoa and Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.

Issued at 8:15 am Monday, 29 January 2024.

Severe thunderstorms developing over inland and coastal areas.

Weather Situation: A low pressure trough in combination with a very humid airmass is triggering thunderstorms today, with a potential for heavy rainfall.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Gladstone, Rolleston, Injune, Miriam Vale, Seventeen Seventy and Tara.

60 mm in 1 hour to 2:01 am at Upper Van Dyke (southern Central Highlands)

73 mm in 1 hour to 2:44 am at Tanderra (southern Central Highlands)

57 mm in 1 hour to 5:07 am at Consuelo Alert (southern Central Highlands)

53 mm in 1 hour to 6:43 am at Wallumbilla TM (east of Roma)

Emergency services advise people to:
* 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.