Storms Cause Flooding in South-East Queensland
Source reports published 26 Oct 2026, 4:46 am – 7:39 am AEST
Severe storms brought large hail and flash flooding to south-east Queensland, Australia. Two individuals were rescued from flooded vehicles in the Southern Downs region, with further storm activity predicted for inland areas.
What happened
- Severe storms forecast to bring large hail, flash flooding to south-east Queensland.
- Multiple warnings were in place across the state after days of heavy rain.
- Two people were rescued from flooded cars in the Southern Downs in the early hours.
- A woman was trapped in her car in Warwick at about 3:30am.
- A second driver was rescued from nearby Rosenthal Heights half an hour later.
- Senior meteorologist Felim Hanniffy stated that storms were forecast across Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast during the morning rush with another round possible in the afternoon and early evening.
- Angus Hines reported a severe thunderstorm warning in place across south-east Queensland, including the south-east coast, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, which was cancelled just after 7am.
- He noted that a storm had dropped more than 100 millimetres of rain over 12 hours in parts of the Darling Downs.
- Sarah Scully indicated that the region had experienced two to four times its average October rainfall in the last week due to a blocking high-pressure system in the Tasman Sea.
Original reporting
- ABC: Storms set to bring flash flooding, large hail to south-east Queensland
2026-10-25T18:46:45+00:00 - Sydney Morning Herald: Wet and stormy start to the week, but ‘bright and clean’ conditions coming
2026-10-25T21:39:08+00:00