Hail, Thunderstorms Forecast for New Year’s Eve in NSW and Queensland

Published on December 31, 2023

Heavy rain, thunderstorms and large hail forecast for northern New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland have emergency crews on stand-by on New Year’s Eve. A wild weather system is forecast to stretch more than 1000km from Port Macquarie to Rockhampton. The focus on Sunday will be on the area from Charters Towers to Emerald in northern Queensland. Weather bureau senior meteorologist Jonathan How urged residents to stay on top of flood warnings. “At this stage, we’re not expecting widespread flooding but areas of heavy rain with thunderstorms could produce flash flooding as well as rapid rises in creeks, rivers and storm drains,” he said....

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