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Residents across south-east Queensland are preparing for a “dynamic” weather shift with severe thunderstorms predicted across the region on Tuesday, following an extremely dry September across the entire state.
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thunderstorms → prepare → state
Patchy, light rain was possible across inland parts of Queensland, including through the Darling Downs and into the south-east on Monday, before shifting on Tuesday afternoon, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
“For the first time this spring, we are looking at potential for a decent sized storm outbreak in Queensland,” senior meteorologist Angus Hines said.
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Hines → include → Queensland
Areas likely to be hit by severe thunderstorms include Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, parts of the Burnett Region and west towards Toowoomba.
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Areas → hit → Toowoomba
Hazardous weather conditions are also possible, with the bureau warning of the potential for damaging wind gusts, large hailstorms above two centimetres and flash flooding.
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bureau → warn → centimetres
“Not everyone will probably pick up a storm tomorrow,” Hines said.
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Hines → pick → storm
“But the areas that do, it’s certainly going to … bring some pretty disruptive weather.”
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it → do → weather
The possibility of rain is welcome news for Queenslanders following an “extremely dry” September, with the state recording only 1.4 millimetres of rain for the entire month.
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state → follow → month
Tuesday’s storm wasn’t expected to fill the gage, but suburbs directly impacted by the system will enjoy a short, heavy downpour.
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suburbs → expect → downpour
“Unfortunately, when it comes to rainfall, some places who have been really dry will get a good soak of rain,” Hines said.
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Hines → come → rain
“For some it might it too much too fast, and for others, you probably won’t get as much as you’re looking for.”
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you → it → much
Australia and the Pacific Ocean is currently in the grip of a strong El Nino weather pattern, the bureau said, which many people assume means only dry weather or a drought season.
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people → say → weather
Hines said this is not always the case, with current modelling showing a high chance of above-average rainfall for south-east Queensland and other parts of the state in coming months.
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modelling → say → months
“We don’t have summer long-range forecasts … but we have got an elevated chance of above-average rainfall in a large part of Queensland over this coming three-month period,” he said.
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he → have → period
“El Nino doesn’t always lead to drought … [but it does] tend to bring elevated heat … [and] push the average temperature then above and beyond a typical summer.
“So every chance we’ll be dealing with a pretty hot burst of weather [in coming months], but maybe that’ll be hot and muggy and sticky as opposed to hot and dry.”
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that → lead → months
The Bureau said showers are possible on Wednesday and Thursday, though Tuesday remained “the most dynamic” weather day.
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Tuesday → say → Wednesday
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