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Heavy rain and thunderstorms drenching inland QLD

Ben McBurney, Sunday September 21, 2014 - 12:25 AEST

The best rain in half a year is likely in parts of central and southern Queensland over the next two days as heavy rain and thunderstorms develop over the region.

A cold pool of upper air is interacting with a trough and humid easterlies sourced off the Coral Sea to generate heavy thunderstorms today and on Monday.

The state's southern inland will see the focus of activity today, before spreading to central parts tomorrow.

Widespread falls of 20-50mm are likely across the next 48 hours in districts including the Central West, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Maranoa and Warrego and northern parts of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt. Under heavier thunderstorms, falls of 50-100mm are possible with some very isolated pockets of up to 150mm not out of the question.

For many places this will be the best rain in at least a month, although others will see their heaviest falls since March.

Coastal locations will not miss out completely, with falls of 15-to-30mm possible in the Capricornia and Central Coast and Whitsundays districts, mainly on Monday.

From Tuesday, the trough will significantly weaken as a ridge of high pressure strengthens, although showers will linger on the coast.

There is the prospect of further rain on Thursday as another trough crosses the state, although falls are likely to be significant lighter.

- Weatherzone

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