Queensland, NSW, ACT and Victoria to be hit with ‘wild’ rainy weather

Key points

• Severe thunderstorms are moving across eastern Australia, bringing warnings of damaging winds and heavy rain. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, with flash flooding possible.
• Wind gusts of up to 113km/h were recorded at Cabramurra in the Snowy Mountains. Queensland is forecast to be hardest hit, after 100mm to 200mm of rain fell in parts of the Wide Bay-Burnett region.
• Flood warnings are current in several parts of Queensland, including a major warning for the Mary River at Tiaro.