Thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding predicted for much of Australia
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued severe weather warnings for most Australian states, including South Australia, Victoria, NSW, and Tasmania. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to follow a week of significant flooding in Queensland.
Why it matters
Widespread severe weather poses significant risks to public safety, infrastructure, and agricultural stability across the continent.
The BoM is warning of severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding across South Australia, Victoria, NSW, Tasmania. The BoM is warning of severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding across South Australia, Victoria, NSW, Tasmania. Australia weather Thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding predicted for much of Australia Parts of Queensland, Victoria and South Australia can expect severe storms on Saturday, moving into NSW and Tasmania by Sunday
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Prefer the Guardian on Google Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will sweep across most Australian states this weekend, adding to the deluge in an already drenched Queensland .
Flash flooding in south-east Queensland this week prompted hundreds of SES callouts and the closure of multiple schools. On Saturday morning, the Bureau of Meteorology had nine flood warnings in place for south Queensland.
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