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Updated: 25 October 2026, 7:18 pm AEDT A line of severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds to western New South Wales on Sunday, 25 October, as a broad storm system moved across eastern Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology’s noon AEDT briefing confirmed that storms had already produced damaging winds that morning and extended into north-east Victoria. The Guardian reported on Sunday afternoon that gusts of up to 100km/h had been recorded in the NSW central west around midday. It also reported a severe thunderstorm warning covering Sydney, greater Wollongong and parts of the Blue Mountains and surrounding districts that afternoon. The bureau said a cold front and trough were driving the outbreak. Its Sunday briefing identified damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain as risks across affected parts of NSW, the ACT, eastern Victoria and southern Queensland. Those hazards were forecasts, rather than confirmation that every area would experience them. Rain had already caused flash floo...

Updated: 25 October 2026 at 9:18 am AEDT The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a widespread severe thunderstorm outbreak across eastern Australia for Sunday, 25 October, as a cold front draws in tropical moisture while crossing New South Wales. In its official Sunday national forecast , released on Saturday, the bureau said severe storms were likely from eastern Victoria through Canberra and western NSW, extending north into western Queensland. Storms may reach coastal areas, including Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, during Sunday afternoon and evening. That coastal progression remains a forecast, rather than confirmation that every location will experience a severe storm. Much of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania was also expected to receive rain before conditions cleared later. The bureau said a colder air mass would follow the front, with below-average temperatures already affecting southern Western Australia. The Guardian’s Saturday report , citing bureau meteorologist D...

Updated: 22 October 2026, 11:20 a.m. AEDT (Sydney) The Bureau of Meteorology warned of further flash flooding in parts of south-east Queensland on Thursday, 22 October, as a slow-moving thunderstorm brought heavy rain to the Moreton Bay region. ABC News reported that members of the public had rescued motorists from floodwaters overnight. In its 10:06 a.m. AEST warning , the Bureau said the storm was near Mount Mee and Wamuran and could produce rainfall leading to flash flooding. The warning covered parts of Somerset, Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast council areas. It forecast the storm would affect Dayboro and Woodford by 10:50 a.m. AEST. The Bureau recorded 168 millimetres at Sheep Station Creek in Morayfield in the three hours to 7:30 a.m., and 159 millimetres at Caboolture’s Short Street over the same period. These figures use Queensland’s local time. ABC’s reporting said police were receiving calls about people driving into floodwaters, after rescues in two separate incidents. It al...