Bureau of Meteorology caught in blunder after underestimating sudden southeast Qld deluge by 300pc

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• Parts of southeast Queensland were hit by far more rain than the Bureau of Meteorology had forecast. Rainfall in parts of Brisbane reached about 270mm within a few hours before noon on Thursday, after an earlier forecast of 15 to 50mm.
• Flash flooding closed Morayfield Shopping Centre and nine schools, and left thousands of homes without power. Emergency crews rescued several people from swift water, and the State Emergency Service has responded to almost 420 calls for help since Thursday.
• Severe thunderstorms are forecast to continue across the state through the weekend.