Torrential rain, gale-force winds, record tides coming to south-east Qld

“It will peak in south-east Queensland, produce a surface trough and create gale-force winds and heavy rain.

“The 24-hour rainfall totals could go above 100 millimetres and we could see 200 millimetres or more in some places during the course of the event.

“This is all on top of the highest tides of the year we’re going to get – which, when you combine with the rivers swelling from the rain, creates the perfect recipe for beach erosion.

“Winds of up to 40 knots are possible, along with a very large swell of up to four metres or more.

“So stay away from the beach – we’re concerned about beach erosion, these tides are really big tides. If the swell is big as we’re forecasting, the sea level might approach the highest ever measured…