Wet and stormy weekend ahead for many Australians

Key points

• Further rain and severe thunderstorms are forecast across eastern Australia this weekend, after flash flooding hit Queensland this week. The Bureau of Meteorology recorded up to 450mm of rain in south-east Queensland over seven days, and a storm on Thursday prompted hundreds of calls to emergency services.
• Flood warnings are in place for parts of Queensland, New South Wales and other states.
• The Bureau's David Crock said Queensland can expect a wet weekend, and a cold front will bring another round of severe storms to the south-east on Monday.