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The Head flood 2020: Adjinbilly Rainforest Retreat Cabins owners captured this video of water flooding near Killarney. Â Â A MAJOR flood watch has been issued for Southern Downs residents tonight as severe rainfall touches down. At The Head near Killarney, residents are reporting a staggering 170mm+ in just an hour. Killarney resident Louise Brosnan said the town was unlikely to be hit but business were preparing for the worst. We had 180mm at our property at The Head since 4pm with the majority of that in an hour and a half, she said. There is some worry there may be a wall of water coming down.
Weather by Shiloh Payne
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Subscriber only As the southeast was lashed with a deluge of rain and destructive high tides across the weekend, the rain fell short of the regions that needed it the most. While Upper Springbrook recorded almost 1000mm of rain in the past five days, only 300km away on the Granite Belt, Stanthorpe was left with little respite from dry conditions, with 20mm falling in the last week, and Oakey on the Darling Downs only received 30mm. Beaches on the Gold Coast were yesterday whipped into a foam frenzy after the wild weekend weather, with a 10m wave - the second largest in recorded history - measured off the Gold Coast Seaway.
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Subscriber only TRIBUTES are flowing for Stanthorpe State School legend Pat Thorn, who tragically lost her short but fierce fight against pancreatic cancer. Born and bred on the Granite Belt, the beloved mother and grandmother worked within the education community for nearly 40 years and was a teacher aide at Stanthorpe State School for much of her career. Pat was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June and was initially given a good prognosis, though sadly died in October after only a few months of treatment. Daughter Kylie said the entire family was still grappling with losing their beloved wife, mother, and grandmother so suddenly.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast thunderstorms to hit southeast Queensland this afternoon, continuing the region s wet weekend with more severe conditions. Coastal parts of Brisbane to the Gold Coast and Wide Bay & Burnett areas are mostly likely to receive the severe storms this evening, with a possible storm predicted for the Darling Downs and Granite Belt region. Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast is smashed by heavy swells. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT The weather warning comes as 150mm plus of rain was dumped on the Wide Bay & Burnett region since 9am this morning, with Fairlies Knob recording 155mm and Boompa Road recording 149mm.
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