Over the past weeks, Queensland has seen thunderstorms and power outages due to heavy rainfall and just today, Brisbane saw 22mm of rainfall since 9am, with the BOM (Bureau of Meteorology) forecasting a possible thunderstorm later.
Traffic has been impacted by the storms and accompanying flash floods, with Margaret Street Off Ramp from Riverside Expressway in Brisbane City and others across the south-east including Mutdapilly Churchbank Weir Road, Gap Creek Road and Boscombe Road being forced to close.
Motorists can expect delays due to these closures, so we recommend you plan ahead and take alternative routes wherever possible, and checking road conditions before heading out.
The rainfall is forecast to continue throughout the week, reaching its peak between today and tomorrow, before finally clearing up by the weekend.
Flash floods in the rest of the world
Although the rainfall and flash floods in Queensland fall within normal ranges, more extreme weather events are becoming more and more common, with flash floods in Singapore happening throughout November, and Spain being severely impacted by the worst cold drop and subsequent flash floods since the 80s, claiming the lives of 200 people.
In Haiti severe flooding has displaced thousands of families, and Honduras is in the midst of the same situation since yesterday. The growing intensity of storms and floods around the world is indicative of the widespread impact of climate change, which has led to more severe and unpredictable weather events.