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Today, 6:19AM UTC
Flooding in the Daintree after Sunday morning deluge
A surge of very moist southeasterly winds is bringing heavy rain to Qld's North Tropical Coast district today, Sunday 15th March. Locations around Daintree and Mossman have been hardest hit, with Mossman Treatment Plant, Rex Creek Intake, Yandill, Whyanbeel Creek and Bairds producing 345mm, 337mm, 299mm, 285mm and 264mm respectively in the 12 hours to noon today. Almost a quarter (73mm) of Yandill's 299mm total fell in just the single hour to 8am AEST. A similar amount fell in the 60 minutes to 9am AEST over Low Isles Lighthouse, contributing almost 40% of the site's daily rainfall total (184.4mm). You can just see the Low Isles outlined to the east of Wonga Beach and Mossman in the image below, under a heavy rainband (yellow to red colour). Image: Satellite and radar imagery showing a heavy rainband over the Low Isles and Daintree area at 9:50am AEDT (8:50 AEST) on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. Meanwhile, the rainfall at Bairds, as well as additional rainfall in the surrounding area, has contributed to a sharp rise in the Daintree River level, currently standing at 10.9m at Bairds and 7.25m at Daintree Village at the time of writing. As such, a flood warning is currently in place for these locations, with moderate flood levels expected to persist overnight Sunday into Monday. Image: River conditions at 2:45pm AEST, showing moderate flooding (amber triangles) along the Daintree River at Bairds and Daintree Village, with minor flooding occurring at a few other locations between Mossman and Innisfail. Source: Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. Further south, Cairns airport saw its wettest March day in 8 years, with 193.4mm falling in the gauge to 9am today, almost half the airport's March monthly average. From tomorrow, there will be a reprieve from these torrential conditions as southeasterly winds ease. However, there are signs that a tropical low or low-end tropical cyclone could cross the North Tropical Coast late this week, bringing a fresh deluge and renewed river level rises to the region. There is still plenty of uncertainty with that system at the moment, so make sure you stay up to date with warnings here over the coming days.
14 Mar 2026, 6:40AM UTC
Severe Brisbane Storm Stats
Severe thunderstorms crossing southeast Queensland with a slow-moving trough on Friday 13th, brought heavy rainfall and flash flooding to the region, with some of the heaviest falls occurring over the Greater Brisbane area. As mentioned in yesterday's story, the system was forecast to bring severe thunderstorms and hefty rain. Earlier in the day, heavy falls had already been recorded in northeastern NSW and inland southern Queensland. And as the system continued to etch towards the coast, lightning and heavy rain hit the state capital. Approximately 1,500 lightning strikes were detected in the greater Brisbane area (50km radius around the city center), with around 12,000 strikes recorded across the state’s southeast. Image: Detected lightning strikes in the 24 hours from midnight Fri 13th to midnight Sat 14th The storms were slow-moving, meaning they brought significant rainfall, with the heaviest falls being to the southwest of the city near Greenbank, where 97.2mm was recorded. Widespread falls of 25-40mm were recorded from Tweed Heads to Bundaberg, with localised falls of 60-80mm from Albany Creek to Cooloolabin. Some recorded falls include: Image: Recorded rainfall in the 24 hours to 9am AEST over southeast Qld The system’s slow-moving nature and its early start inland, led to the flooding of rivers in the Northern Rivers, with the runoff expected to move into the southeast waterways. This also led to a rise in river levels across southeast Queensland yesterday, with continually rising river levels around the Pine area today. These river levels can be monitored on the Bureau of Meteorology site. In the coming days heavy rainfall will become confined to the state’s north as a high pressure ridge develops and strengthens along the east coast. This will bring settled conditions to Queensland’s southeast and time for river levels to return to normal.
13 Mar 2026, 3:55AM UTC
Severe storms hit northern NSW, southeast QLD
Intense thunderstorms are causing heavy rain in parts of northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland on Friday, with Byron Bay copping 75 mm of rain in just one hour. Slow-moving showers and thunderstorm associated with a coastal trough moved over the Northern Rivers district in NSW on Friday morning and early afternoon. Some of the morning storms dumped hefty rain totals along the coast, with Ballina received 86 mm in the three hours up to 12:15pm AEDT. Further north, rain gauges at Coopers Shoot and Belongil Creek near Byron Bay both registered more than 100 mm in three hours during the morning’s storms. The gauge at Belongil Creek also registered 75 mm in one hour. This intense rain was enough to cause flash flooding in some areas, including Byron Bay. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for heavy rainfall, which was still in place at 2:30pm AEDT. Heavy showers and thunderstorms also spread into southeast Qld on Friday, with Upper Springbrook collecting 29 mm in one hour around lunchtime. A severe thunderstorm warning was also issued for parts of southeast Qld shortly after 1pm AEST. Image: Composite satellite and radar showing showers and thunderstorms moving over northeast NSW and southeast Qld on Friday, March 13, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. The most intense rain and thunderstorm activity will focus on southeast Qld on Friday afternoon and night, allowing conditions to ease in northeast NSW. Drier weather will return to southeast Qld and northeast NSW from the weekend as the rain and storms move further north with the low pressure trough. Further severe thunderstorm warnings may be issued on Friday afternoon and night, so be sure to check the latest warnings in your area of the most up to date information. Emergency services advise people to: Park your car undercover away from trees. Close doors and windows. Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks. Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out. Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost. Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous. Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area. Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.