Thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast for small parts of Queensland after two people were rescued from floodwaters on Saturday.
Swiftwater rescue crews retrieved two people from vehicles stuck in floodwaters in separate incidents near Beaudesert, while the State Emergency Service responded to more than 130 calls for help.
On the Sunshine Coast, Kenilworth was hit with 65 millimetres of rain in 30 minutes on Saturday, while Kooralbyn, on the Scenic Rim, recorded an overnight total of 136 millimetres.
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) senior forecaster Lauren Murphy said a rain band extending from the state’s north-west to south-east would bring patchy rain and showers, with the potential for severe storms to return.
“Heavy rainfall will be the focus for any severe thunderstorm activity and there is a slight chance we might see some damaging wind gusts or large hail down close to the New South Wales border,” she said.
The BOM has issued a moderate flood warning for the Bremer River and Warrill Creek on account of heavy rain in the catchments since Friday.
A minor flood warning has been issued for the Logan River, with minor flooding possible at Maclean Bridge.
“We are starting to see the ground become more saturated with these rainfall events and any extra rainfall that we do see from shower and thunderstorm activity has the potential to see those creeks and rivers rise,” Ms Murphy said.
She said she felt this storm season had so far brought an unusual amount of hail, with giant stones falling across the south-east in recent weeks.
“November is the peak of our severe thunderstorm season and hail is a big component of that but what we have seen this season, I feel, is an unusually high percentage of giant hail observations,” she said.
Ms Murphy said the wet weather would ease for most of the state from Monday, but rain and storms would continue in the Far North.
