Storm dumps huge amounts of rain on south-east Queensland

“What’s happening meteorologically is what’s called a convergence zone, two large air masses colliding which leads to large, slow-moving rainfall areas,” he said.

“So it’s heavy and it’s moving slowly so it takes a long time to clear from an area, meaning a lot of rain falls over a long period.

“It’s not like a typical summer storm which rages and then clears quite quickly, this is very slow moving.”

Flash flooding was recorded on Didswith and Didsbury Streets in East Brisbane after 10am, with water over the road and up to the wheel wells on cars parked in the street.

Mr Marshall said the rainfall should ease and contract inland and south over the course of Tuesday, however showers were…