Motorists urged to stay home instead as storms build
Wild weather is set to continue across large tracts of the nation into the weekend as a huge weather system makes its way eastward.
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A severe thunderstorm brought heavy rain that caused ceilings in businesses to collapse and hail that coated the ground like snow north of Brisbane.
A severe weather warning for damaging winds has been issued from the Victorian border north to Newcastle and inland to the Snowy Mountains and the ACT.
At its late morning update the Bureau of Meteorology has affirmed its earlier severe weather warning for damaging winds across the ACT on Monday.
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Major flood warning as severe weather pounds Tasmania
Tasmanian officials are warning residents living near the River Derwent to consider evacuating, as severe weather causing serious flood risks.
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Damaging winds, flooding as spring approaches
As Queensland swelters through the last day of an unseasonably warm winter, severe winds and flooding are causing headaches in southeast Australia.
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Warmer spring with rain forecast for the ACT
Extra spring rain is expected in parts of the nation while all Australians can prepare for a warmer-than-average three months ahead.
Residents in Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide are all in the forecast firing line of thunderstorms, with a warning winds could leave a path of destruction.
Wild thunderstorms could bring large hail stones and damaging winds to three states, with the potential to trigger power outages.
As more residents take to social media complaining about cold homes, experts warn chilly interiors can impact people's health and wellbeing even if they rug up.
Residents have been warned to evacuate from several areas as flooding continues along rivers following heavy rains that caused a major dam to spill over.
Heavy rain that lashed Sydney saw the harbour city cop a month's worth of rain on the first day of winter, while parts of the WA coast were also drenched.
Heavy rainfall leading to possible flash flooding could hit Western Australia as a "very strong" weather system hits the region.
Rain is forecast in every state and territory as a weather system spanning thousands of kilometres makes it way from west to east.
Residents return to flood-damaged homes as emergency crews check on people's welfare amid warnings that hazards remain after record rainfall in parts of NSW.
The damage from record-breaking downpours in NSW is being assessed as flood waters recede.
Several rivers including those ringing Sydney have, or are expected to, burst their banks as driving rain descends on southern NSW.
Intense rainfall and possible life-threatening floods are expected to lash Sydney and 450km of NSW coastline.
Emergency Services are warning Canberrans to brace themselves for what could be a wet couple of days as conditions deteriorate in the ACT from Thursday to Saturday.
