There have been about 60 calls to emergency companies, principally within the Moreton Bay area north of Brisbane, as wild winds introduced down timber and heavy rain noticed ceilings leak.
Falls of between 50mm and 90mm have been recorded throughout the state’s south-east.
The peak was 128mm at Rothwell.
A spectacular gentle show additionally lit up the area as lightning strikes hammered down.
One strike sparked a ceiling fireplace in a house in Scarborough, north of Brisbane.
About 16,000 individuals have been left with out energy, and 1 / 4 of these are nonetheless going to be waking up at midnight this morning.
Crews are working to revive it.
It comes as Australia faces the prospect of switching from a 12 months of devastating floods, to the prospect of bushfires.
Early local weather fashions counsel the consecutive string of La Ninas which have introduced above-average rain and cooler temperatures lately may change in 2023 to an El Nino.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) yesterday launched its newest local weather driver replace, stating ocean temperatures “remain warmer than average in the western Pacific”.
Models point out sea-surface temperatures might exceed El Nino thresholds within the equatorial Pacific by June.
El Nino programs are characterised in Australia by drought circumstances, heatwaves, and bushfires, particularly over summer time.
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