Severe Weather Warning for Hervey Bay – Update
The Bureau of Meteorolgy issed the following Severe Weather Warning at 11am this morning.
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST SEVERE WEATHER WARNING for Damaging Winds, Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding, and Dangerous Surf for the southern Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, and Southeast Coast districts.
Synoptic situation: A low pressure system is developing over the Coral Sea, northeast of Gladstone. The low is expected to move south southwest closer to the coast tonight.Â
Damaging wind gusts to 100 km/hr have already been reported along the Fraser Island and northern Sunshine Coast. Further damaging winds with gusts to 110 km/hr are expected about coastal and island communities between Yeppoon and Sunshine Coast, including Fraser Island tonight and early Saturday.
These wind gusts will spread southwards to the remainder of the Southeast Coast district during Saturday. Winds will begin to ease north of Gladstone on Saturday.Â
Rainfall in excess of 100mm has occurred over coastal areas between Hervey Bay and Maroochydore. This has caused localised flooding in the Hervey Bay area and some stream rises in coastal streams along the Sunshine Coast.
Further heavy rain is expected about the coastal areas and adjacent inland areas between Gladstone and Sunshine Coast today and early Saturday. Some localised flash flooding and stream rises are expected with the heavier falls. The heavy rain is expected to extend to the southern parts of the Southeast Coast district on Saturday and Sunday.
Seas likely to be rough with dangerous surf conditions between Gladstone and Point Danger with coastal erosion.
The State Emergency Service advises that people in the affected area should:
- secure loose outdoor items
- avoid driving, walking or riding through flood waters
- if near the coastline, stay well away from the waters edge
