Heavy rain, severe winds and possible flash flooding is forecast in Victoria while the SES has responded to hundreds of calls in NSW.
Key events
- WA: Severe fire danger forecast in Western Australia
- NSW: Moderate to major flood warnings for the Lachlan River
- VICTORIA: BOM updates severe weather warning for eastern regions
- NSW: Severe thunderstorm warning for central and southern NSW
- VICTORIA: Severe weather warning for heavy rain for state's east
- Keep up to date with all BOM weather warnings
- More rain forecast across Australia today
- VICTORIA: Severe weather warning issued for parts of Central and North Central Forecast Districts
Live updates
By Sarah Motherwell
By Sarah Motherwell
NSW: People rescued from floodwaters, dam spills
A number of people have been rescued from floodwaters, as heavy rain and strong winds continue to lash parts of New South Wales.
The State Emergency Service received 145 calls for help in the state's Central West overnight.
Many of the call-outs were in response to properties flooding, while houses at Perthville, near Bathurst, were evacuated during the night.
A young boy was rescued from a car in floodwater this morning at Euchareena, north of Orange.
By Sarah Motherwell
NSW: Wyangala Dam is now spilling
Water NSW says there has been no decision to open the floodgates yet but the dam is now spilling.
At this stage the dam is spilling at a rate of 30 gigalitre a day.
1 Gigalitre is one thousand million litres — that's about 444 Olympic swimming pools.
So, 30 gigalitre is about 13,320 Olympic swimming pools.
By Sarah Motherwell
SA storm damage bill tipped to rise as clean-up support announced
Storm-affected communities in the Barossa, Murraylands and Riverland regions will have access to support from the state and federal governments to clean-up and rebuild.
The package, available in 24 council areas, comes after an early estimate suggests the regions suffered about $350 million worth of damage from two recent storms.
The federal Member for Barker Tony Pasin said the package would provide a range of "practical measures", including debris removal from properties and access to personal and financial counselling.
By Sarah Motherwell
QLD: Minor flood warning for Mendooran
Rainfall has caused the river level to rise in the upper reaches of the Castlereagh River.
The flood peak is currently near Hidden Valley and is expected to reach Mendooran on Saturday morning, with minor flooding.
The Castlereagh River at Mendooran is likely to peak near 3.3 metres.
By Sarah Motherwell
QLD: No flood release from North Pine Dam
Due to easing of rainfall conditions, flood releases will not occur from North Pine Dam, SEQ Water says.
By Sarah Motherwell
SA: Reduced risk of flooding for Flinders Ranges
The risk of flooding for Flinders Ranges rivers and creeks has reduced.
River levels are dropping but remain higher than normal.
Outback roads may still be closed.
By Sarah Motherwell
VIC: Gippsland residents warned to prepare for flash flooding
A severe weather warning is in place for parts of Gippsland and the north-east, and parts of Central Victoria.
BOM forecaster Jonathon How says some rivers could overflow.
"Catchments there are very saturated and we are expecting too some minor to possibly moderate flooding across those rivers in Gippsland," he said.
By Sarah Motherwell
By Sarah Motherwell
SA: Some outback roads closed due to floodwaters
To borrow a useful slogan from Queensland: If it's flooded, forget it.
By Sarah Motherwell
NSW: Flood warning for Bathurst on the Macquarie River
The Macquarie River at Bathurst is expected to peak near 5.2 metres around 1am on Saturday with moderate flooding.
By Sarah Motherwell
QLD: Updated severe thunderstorm warning
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding and damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours.
Locations which may be affected include Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay, Hervey Bay, Fraser Island, Yeppoon, Collinsville and Mount Morgan.
By Michael Doyle
BOM says threat of flooding, storms in Queensland to ease after heavy rainfalls break November records
Parts of Queensland have recorded some of their highest November rainfall totals in decades, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.
Storms and rain swept through most of the state yesterday, with areas around Kingaroy recording more than 100 millimetres in the 24 hours to 9:00am on Friday.
Biloela in central Queensland recorded than 90 millimetres and the Sunshine Coast received between 50 to 100 millimetres.
Forecaster Felim Hanniffy said many areas saw record-breaking November rainfall totals.
"Thangool Airport [in central Queensland] had its heaviest November rain in over 90 years and that was 107 millimetres recorded," Mr Hanniffy said.
"Gayndah had 87mm, which was its heaviest November rain in over 20 years and that's well over a month's worth of rain for that particular location."
By Michael Doyle
Water cutting off Stuart Valley Road, Taabinga, Queensland
By Michael Doyle
WA: Severe fire danger forecast in Western Australia
There is a severe fire danger forecast for the following regions:
- West Kimberley Coast
- East Pilbara Coast
- West Pilbara Coast
- East Pilbara Inland
- Ashburton Inland
By Michael Doyle
Melbourne soaked as rain falls across Victoria
By Michael Doyle
Flood water in South Australia's Flinders Ranges
The coldest November day in nearly 30 years brought with it some rain.
Sally Brown from the Flinders Ranges town of Quorn took this footage yesterday at Boolcunda Creek near Hawker.
More rain for the region is forecast over the next few days.
