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Heavy rains tease South east Queensland

Written by EWN | Jul 12, 2018 8:29:00 AM

There has been a lot of rain around southeast Queensland the last couple of days, but unfortunately the majority of this desperately needed substance has fallen offshore, with only the coastal fringe and islands collecting substantial totals.

Whilst cloudy conditions affected much of the region the last couple of days due to a low pressure trough, most areas collected only light totals, with widespread totals of 2-to-5mm inland to around Toowoomba, doing little to ease long term rainfall deficiencies.

Coastal areas (especially about the Sunshine Coast) and the islands fared better, with widespread falls of 50-to-80mm in the 24 hours to 9am today.

However, it could have been a completely different story had the trough that produced the rainfall been slightly further west, with radar signatures suggesting more than 150mm fell offshore.

Rainfall has cleared the region today as the trough moves further offshore, with dry conditions expected for at least the next week.

Image: Radar derived rainfall totals in the 24 hours to 9am, 12th July, 2018