Thursday 22 September 2022 11:32 PM Australia weather: Flash flooding hits NSW and Queensland as wild storms lash ... trends now
Close to 250mm of rain drenched parts of Australia's east coast in just a few hours overnight as a wild super storm wreaks havoc for millions, triggering flash flooding and evacuations.
Northern NSW and south-east Queensland have been at the receiving end of the ferocious weather, with several flood and severe weather warnings in place.
Upper Springbrook, in the Gold Coast copped 222mm of rain in just three hours to midnight, as did the Couchy Creek nature reserve in NSW's Northern Rivers.
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Gold Coast on Friday morning by the Bureau of Meteorology.
Northern NSW and south-east Queensland have been at the receiving end of the ferocious weather, with several flood and severe weather warnings in place
Close to 250mm of rain drenched parts of Australia's east coast in just a few hours overnight as a wild super storm wreaks havoc for millions, triggering flash flooding and evacuations
Residents in Coolangatta, Miami and Tweed Heads are set to be impacted with heavy rainfall and damaging winds on the forecast.
The BoM has warned severe thunderstorms could lead to flash flooding in the Gold Coast, Coolangatta and Springbrook.
Landslides have reportedly been seen along Pine Creek Road in Springbrook, prompting several road closures.
Those camping at the Big 4 site in Helensvale, on the Gold Coast, were forced to flee their tents on Thursday night when they suddenly became flooded.
Footage of the site on Friday morning shows the entire campground flooded, with what appears to be children's bikes underwater.
Meanwhile those in the Northern Rivers have also been warned of severe thunderstorms and more heavy rainfall, with towns in the area still recovering from two major flooding events this year.
'Heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding is expected to continue about the far Northern Rivers district, easing during the morning and clearing in the afternoon,' the BoM said.
Lismore, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah, Byron Bay, Ballina and Casino are all in the firing line.
A severe weather warning that was initially issued
