South East Queensland got its wettest October day in decades.
Caboolture saw 172 mm of rain in just 3 hours on Thursday morning.
That was the highest 24-hour total. Many spots passed 200 mm.
Beerburrum logged its wettest October day ever: 170.8 mm.
Inland Toowoomba got 42.6 mm, its biggest October day in 29 years.
Storm cells parked over the same areas. Flash floods formed in minutes.
Burpengary was put on prepare-to-leave notice as a creek rose fast.
Dozens of roads closed. Morayfield State High shut for the day.
A TV reporter and a bystander pulled a driver from a sinking 4WD.
Moving water can float a car in seconds. Always turn around.
The wet pattern lasts until next Tuesday, with a storm peak on Monday.
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