Residents dwelling in Queensland's Southern Downs have been issued a number of emergency warnings as various cities south of Toowoomba are lashed by extreme flash flooding.
As much as 90 millimetres of rain fell in a single day in areas alongside the Condamine River, with water ranges tipped to peak at round lunchtime at the moment.
Areas set to cop the brunt of the flooding embrace the Southern Downs cities of Allora, Killarney and Condamine.
"Showers and thunderstorms in a single day Sunday and into Monday, with rainfall totals of 60 to 90mm, have precipitated speedy river degree rises and average to main flood ranges throughout the higher creeks and tributaries of the Condamine River," The Bureau of Meteorology mentioned.
"Areas of main flooding are occurring alongside the Condamine River downstream from Loudoun Bridge with the primary flood peak approaching Condamine Township.
"Main flooding is going on within the higher Balonne River at Warkon, with minor flooding additionally rising between Surat and Weribone."
The BoM mentioned showers and thunderstorms are anticipated all through the length of the day and into the night.
Police have closed the New England Freeway and surrounds in Allora and Clintonville, with no native options in place because of the extreme rain.
Motorists have been urged to keep away from driving by means of flood waters or surrounding areas.
In the meantime in Victoria, a extreme climate warning for heavy rainfall and excessive winds has been cancelled, however various flood warnings stay in place for components of East, West and South Gippsland.
"Widespread rainfall totals of 30 to 80 mm have been recorded throughout Gippsland. Increased totals of as much as 120 mm have been recorded throughout the Bemm and Cann catchments," The BoM mentioned.
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"Reasonable to main flooding is probably going throughout East Gippsland from in a single day Sunday into Monday. Minor flooding potential throughout components of West Gippsland and generalised flooding potential within the japanese components of South Gippsland from Sunday."
In New South Wales, a extreme climate warning for the Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains Forecast Districts has been cancelled, nonetheless various marine wind warnings and minor flood warnings stay in place.
Largely the state will expertise heat and sunny temperatures at the moment, with tops of 28C forecast for Sydney, with comparable circumstances anticipated tomorrow.
In Brisbane it will be 29C at the moment with the prospect of morning showers, whereas in Melbourne it will be 19C and cloudy, with circumstances changing into windy this afternoon.