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Severe Brisbane Storm Stats
Severe thunderstorms crossing southeast Queensland with a slow-moving trough on Friday 13th, brought heavy rainfall and flash flooding to the region, with some of the heaviest falls occurring over the Greater Brisbane area. As mentioned in yesterday's story, the system was forecast to bring severe thunderstorms and hefty rain. Earlier in the day, heavy falls had already been recorded in northeastern NSW and inland southern Queensland. And as the system continued to etch towards the coast, lightning and heavy rain hit the state capital. Approximately 1,500 lightning strikes were detected in the greater Brisbane area (50km radius around the city center), with around 12,000 strikes recorded across the state’s southeast. Image: Detected lightning strikes in the 24 hours from midnight Fri 13th to midnight Sat 14th The storms were slow-moving, meaning they brought significant rainfall, with the heaviest falls being to the southwest of the city near Greenbank, where 97.2mm was recorded. Widespread falls of 25-40mm were recorded from Tweed Heads to Bundaberg, with localised falls of 60-80mm from Albany Creek to Cooloolabin. Some recorded falls include: Image: Recorded rainfall in the 24 hours to 9am AEST over southeast Qld The system’s slow-moving nature and its early start inland, led to the flooding of rivers in the Northern Rivers, with the runoff expected to move into the southeast waterways. This also led to a rise in river levels across southeast Queensland yesterday, with continually rising river levels around the Pine area today. These river levels can be monitored on the Bureau of Meteorology site. In the coming days heavy rainfall will become confined to the state’s north as a high pressure ridge develops and strengthens along the east coast. This will bring settled conditions to Queensland’s southeast and time for river levels to return to normal.
13 Mar 2026, 3:55AM UTC
Severe storms hit northern NSW, southeast QLD
Intense thunderstorms are causing heavy rain in parts of northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland on Friday, with Byron Bay copping 75 mm of rain in just one hour. Slow-moving showers and thunderstorm associated with a coastal trough moved over the Northern Rivers district in NSW on Friday morning and early afternoon. Some of the morning storms dumped hefty rain totals along the coast, with Ballina received 86 mm in the three hours up to 12:15pm AEDT. Further north, rain gauges at Coopers Shoot and Belongil Creek near Byron Bay both registered more than 100 mm in three hours during the morning’s storms. The gauge at Belongil Creek also registered 75 mm in one hour. This intense rain was enough to cause flash flooding in some areas, including Byron Bay. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for heavy rainfall, which was still in place at 2:30pm AEDT. Heavy showers and thunderstorms also spread into southeast Qld on Friday, with Upper Springbrook collecting 29 mm in one hour around lunchtime. A severe thunderstorm warning was also issued for parts of southeast Qld shortly after 1pm AEST. Image: Composite satellite and radar showing showers and thunderstorms moving over northeast NSW and southeast Qld on Friday, March 13, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. The most intense rain and thunderstorm activity will focus on southeast Qld on Friday afternoon and night, allowing conditions to ease in northeast NSW. Drier weather will return to southeast Qld and northeast NSW from the weekend as the rain and storms move further north with the low pressure trough. Further severe thunderstorm warnings may be issued on Friday afternoon and night, so be sure to check the latest warnings in your area of the most up to date information. 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.
12 Mar 2026, 12:33AM UTC
Wet start to autumn continuing for parts of Australia
Rain will soak large areas of Australia during the middle of March, continuing a wet start to autumn that has caused flooding in several states and territories. The first 10 days of autumn saw rain spreading across large areas of northern, central and eastern Australia thanks to a series of low pressure troughs and low pressure systems. This wet weather was further enhanced by an active phase of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), which is a pulse of increased rain and storm activity that moves around the world near the equator roughly every 30 to 60 days. The early-autumn rain combined with soil moisture and runoff from substantial late-summer rainfall events to cause widespread flooding in parts of Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria over the last couple of weeks. This included the worst flooding in decades for parts of the NT. As of Thursday morning, major flooding was occurring in numerous river systems in Qld and the NT. Satellite images also reveal vast floodwaters flowing through rivers in central Australia this week, including inflows into Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. Image: False-colour satellite image showing floodwaters (blue) in central Australia on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Source: NASA Worldview. Wet weather to persist for at least another week An active MJO will continue to promote rain and storms over parts of Australia during the next few weeks, increasing the likelihood of wet weather into the second half of March and possibly early April. The map below shows how much rain is being predicted during the next seven days by one computer model, with the heaviest rain across a broad area of northern and central Australia. Image: Forecast accumulated rain during the seven days ending at 11pm AEDT on Tuesday, March 18, 2026. The upcoming heavy rain is likely to cause flooding in parts of northern and central Australia, particularly in areas that have already seen flooding in recent weeks. Check the latest flood watches and warnings in your state or territory for more information.