Rain and storms have been spreading east across the country this week delivering some of the biggest October totals in years.
The latest state to be affected is QLD with falls of 10-20mm from the northwest to southeast in 24 hours to 9am Thursday morning. The wettest was Bollon in the Maranoa district with 56mm, over a month's worth of rain (October average is 35.6mm). Other totals include St George Airport with 30.8mm, its heaviest October day of rain in 6 years and for any month since February. Goondiwindi and Dalby both picked up 11mm.
NSW also received its fair share of rainfall with the heaviest falls in the Northern Tablelands (Glenn Innes 10mm, Windamere 15mm) and western NSW (Wilcannia Ap 15m, Booligal 19mm, Tibooburra 10mm, Broken Hill 9mm).
The system responsible for the rain and storms is a low pressure trough which is gradually tracking from west to east. Over the next few days, showers and storms will affect the eastern seaboard, including Sydney and Brisbane. Southeast QLD and northeast NSW are likely to see the heaviest falls. Severe thuderstorms with heavy falls, damaging winds and hail are possible.
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