Rainfalls of up to 80 millimetres are forecast by the BOM in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, while 50mm could fall in Grafton, where the Clarence River is nearing major flood levels.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has drenched south-east Queensland bringing flash flooding to Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Emergency flood alerts have been issued and about 238,000 homes and businesses are without power in Queensland and New South Wales in the wake of Ex-Cyclone Alfred. It comes after severe winds lashed the state's south east and heavy rains smashed coastal communities.
South East Queensland and northern NSW continue to experience thunderstorms, intense rainfall and flooding in the wake of Alfred. Follow our ongoing coverage.
More than 238,000 households are without power, with flash flooding shutting down one Queensland community and another warned to seek higher ground.
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Tropical cyclone Alfred is a reminder that powerful storms have the power to show up in some surprising places.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The last tropical cyclone to make landfall in the region was ex-Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974, half a century ago.