Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rain) Central Highlands & Coalfields, Wide Bay & Burnett, Darling Downs & Granite Belt & Southeast Coast
7 MARCH 2026 17:19 EST
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Heavy Rainfall
for parts of Central Highlands and Coalfields, Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts.
Issued at 5:19 pm Saturday, 7 March 2026.
Locally heavy falls with thunderstorms across parts of the southern inland to the Fraser Coast.
Weather Situation
A trough extends southeastwards from the a tropical low over northwestern Queensland into the southern inland of the state and to the Fraser Coast area. A very humid and unstable tropical airmass is in place across the eastern tropics, and is being drawn southwards into the trough across southern Queensland in persistent northern flow.
HEAVY RAINFALL for the following areas:
Central Highlands and Coalfields, Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Gympie, Maryborough, Cherbourg, Taroom, Gayndah and Eidsvold.
Note that a separate Severe Weather Warning is in place over parts of this area valid for Sunday when heavy rainfall is expected to become more widespread.
Emergency services advise people to:
* Park your car undercover away from trees.
* Close doors and windows.
* Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks.
* Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out.
* Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost.
* Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous.
* Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
* Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.
The next warning is due to be issued by 8:20 pm.
Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
