Intense rain system may morph into 200mm super storm
THE Bureau of Meteorology is warning communities in inland southern Queensland to brace for heavy rainfall and damaging winds.
A warning issued by BOM at 5am today urged residents in the Maranoa and Warrego and parts of Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West and Channel Country forecast districts to anticipate 50-100mm of rainfall in just six hours.
Meteorologist Shane Kennedy told The Courier-Mail that localised areas impacted by thunderstorms could even see up to 200mm over that period.
⚠️SEVERE WEATHER WARNING⚠️
— Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) February 21, 2020
HEAVY RAINFALL and DAMAGING WINDS will develop on Saturday over the Maranoa and Warrego district, extending to adjacent parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West and the Channel Country.
Warnings: https://t.co/ZwVGYn4s9R pic.twitter.com/1PjGyFXsm2
The severe weather warning, centred on the outback town of Charleville, said damaging winds and heavy rainfall were the result of a deepening surface trough, the same system which inundated southeast Queensland two weeks ago.
There was the potential for flash flooding between Saturday morning and Sunday.
Wind gusts of 90km/h were possible.
There were also flood warnings for inland catchments between Thargomindah and St George.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services urged residents not to drive through flooded roads.
