Evacuations ordered as 'life-threatening' storms lash south-east Queensland - 9News

Evacuation centres are opening across Moreton Bay as homes and businesses go underwater amid dangerous thunderstorms pummelling south-east Queensland.

An emergency evacuation warning has been issued for residents in the coastal town of Beachmere, an hour north of Brisbane, where a major flood warning has been declared.

Residents across more than a dozen streets in Beachmere have been urged to leave immediately after an earlier alert was issued to a smaller number of residents.

Homes and businesses went underwater in Beachmere as the water level hits 3.6 metres. (9News)

"Major flooding is happening now. Water in Beachmere is rising fast. Your life is at risk," the evacuation order warned.

The water level at Beachmere was 3.6 metres at 1.40pm - 1.7 metres above the usual creek level.

Emergency services have warned that based on predicted conditions, single-storey buildings could be fully flooded and evacuation routes may be cut off soon.

Residents in parts of nearby Caboolture on lower parts of King Street and Mary Street have been told to prepare to leave as floodwaters there are also expected to rise.

A stranded car in floodwaters in Beachmere. (9News)

An emergency evacuation order has been issued for more than a dozen streets in Beachmere. (9News)

The Caboolture River water level gauge on King Street was sitting at nine metres and rising at 12.05pm - five metres above the usual creek level.

Six evacuation centres have been opened across Moreton Bay at the following locations:

• South Pine Indoor Sports Centre
• Caboolture Memorial Hall
• Woodford Community Hall
• Beachmere Hub
• Samford Community Hub
• Bribie Island Recreation Hall

The council has also opened all its public libraries as a place of refugee for those seeking shelter from the wild weather.

It comes after dangerous flash floods left families trapped inside their homes overnight, with emergency services conducting water rescues for families who requested help in the Moreton Bay, Somerset, Lockyer Valley and Darling Downs regions.

The intense rainfall has continued today, with the Bureau of Meteorology earlier issuing warnings of multiple "very dangerous" thunderstorms that could bring "life-threatening" intense rainfall and flash flooding.

Caboolture was in the eye of one slow-moving storm, with the City of Moreton Bay advising all residents to stay indoors.

Cattle were caught in the floodwaters, which have inundated communities with little warning. (9News)

Dozens of roads across Moreton Bay are closed due to flooding, including many in Caboolture.

The floods have also disrupted train services, with delays of up to an hour on the Caboolture, Sunshine Coast, and Redcliffe Peninsula lines after trains had to be stopped due to flooding over tracks at Bray Park.

Residents in south-east Queensland have been struck by heavy rain and flooding. (9News)

Residents are being urged by Queensland Fire and Emergency Services to remain in their homes until the wild weather ceases.

"If conditions are dangerous in your area, avoid unnecessary travel and stay inside until the storm has passed."

While the south-east is copping the brunt of the storms, 

Large parts of Queensland recorded heavy rainfalls overnight.

Samford in Moreton Bay received 300mm in just three hours, while the Central Highlands recorded about 71mm in two hours.

Today a severe weather warning remains in place over a huge stretch of land, from Bundaberg in the Wide Bay-Burnett region down to Ipswich.

Kynuna in outback Queensland was turned into an inland sea after the deluge. (9News)

Modelling showing the precipitation level forecast for Queensland at midday tomorrow. (Weatherzone)

Widespread falls of 100mm to 150mm are forecast between the Gold Coast and Gladstone area in the next 72 hours, with isolated pockets around 150-300mm.

A coastal trough is developing bringing wet and unstable weather.

The most intense rainfall is expected between this evening and tomorrow morning, as a low-pressure system develops within the trough.

A month's worth of rain was dumped over just a few hours yesterday as the impact of ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily continues to be felt in north and central Queensland.

Roads cut off, cars submerged as rain batters south-east Queensland

The remains of the cyclone, currently east of Middleton, will slowly move across the western interior until Wednesday. 

It is forecast to bring heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding in the south-eastern North West, western Central West, northern Channel Country and far south-western Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders districts.

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