Heavy rainfall causes dozens of road closures across Qld

“But with the risk of heavy rainfall remaining throughout the day today, we could see that area of convergence drift closer to the coast, meaning we’ll see more rainfall on land as opposed to over water,” she said.

Ms Hoff said more than 50 millimetres in six-hour periods could fall in south-western Queensland throughout Monday.

A QFES spokeswoman said there had been four swiftwater rescues across the Gold Coast and Brisbane region since Sunday morning, while the SES had more than 300 requests for assistance.

The weather bureau said the immediate threat of severe weather had passed but the potential for isolated, heavy rainfall with thunderstorms was present.

The weather bureau said while the immediate threat of severe weather had…