DeadVim

I like walking our kid into school, I don't get the parents that HAVE to park closest to the entrance, safely or not.

Invariably kiddie-killing 4wd owners

northernbird

You would be surprised by how many kids think umbrellas are uncool. My kids would rather be soaked than 'look gay' with an umbrella up.

Pollyana

Its expected to be very heavy all the way down the coast from about Maryborough to the Border for the next 24 hours. Possibility of 300 mm in places in that time, some places have already had 200mm.
Caused by a trough off the coast.
Most rivers in the coastal area are at Moderate or Major flood level; the ground is saturated and is unable to absorb more as it is falling so heavily.
Dam releases are being considered and in some cases are already occurring. Many roads are under water and some places are being warned to evacuate.

Not up to TC Tasha level yet, a long way from last year, but it is a particularly strong system producing a lot of rain in a very short time - in some of the previous summers over the last 10 years or so there has been plenty of rain but rarely as concentrated as this.

The biggest problem at present is that the ground is saturated so flood waters will rise fast. Please stay out of them

irishbloo

Sometimes umbrellas can be more of a hinderance for children.Trying to carry their school bags,while keeping an eye on the road can sometimes prove difficult.I would much rather mine had a decent rain coat.

Pollyana

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For road closures, power updates, tweets from official agencies, weather info.

scottishcelts

moneypenny20

It's rained a lot but no where near last years efforts or other years come to that. Ask me again when it's still hissing it down in a week's time. Tiddler's going to school tomorrow, she's got a three day week this week, bloody silly sending them back the week of Aus Day. Why don't QLD Ed start them back after the 26th???????

carolinephillips

My daughter has just come back from the Gold Coast swimming camp- horribly sunburned on her back, as the mates she trusted to cream her did a poor job. (She didn't mention any rain!!!)

It is quite wet here in Sydney too- going to drain some water out of the pool in a bit.......

The area around her straps looks like she has burned herself in the oven, and the rest is scaly and tomato red. I'm creaming it, but not sure what else to do. Any tips?

Broad Shoulders

Yes, but that was not the end of the drought

bcworld

This is the bit I'm disagreeing with...I escaped, sorry left Brisbane in Jan 09 and I remember plenty of prolonged rain spells.

The dam levels bottomed out in August 2007. They first spiked up over the summer 2007/8 (it was wet!)...then again as you said over Winter 2009. But it rained a lot over the whole period, and at strange times of the year like Winter. It wasn't just the odd storm popping up...these things don't generally fill the dams.

sassie

It was really hot on the Gold Coast on the weekend, and the rains started on Monday. A useful tip for sunburn that I grew up with. Rub a raw tomato over the affected area, the acidity in the tomato is supposed to be soothing and calming.

moneypenny20

That's how I remember it too.

Bernieboy

When will it get hot and humid again.

Pollyana

23 degrees and 98% at 7.30am so its pretty much there already!

205mm here since 9am yesterday, the Mountain Bar now has a moat

moneypenny20

So why am I in jeans and thinking about getting a pair of socks out?