The east coast of Australia is getting ready to batten down the hatches because more severe weather, such as hail, floods, and heavy rain, is expected.
As part of a “tornadic supercell” system, thunderstorms with heavy rainfall are expected throughout the east coast on Thursday night from southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and all the way down to Tasmania.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning that the extreme weather will persist throughout the weekend and cause fresh and significant floods.
In Sydney, where the ceiling of the Coles store in North Sydney on the lower north shore collapsed on a day when the city had its wettest year on record, the extreme weather on Thursday has produced mayhem.
Video captures consumers and employees scurrying to escape the flood inside the business.
Towns in Victoria’s northwest, farther south, are susceptible to a “tornadic supercell” system.
Echuca, Swan Hill, and Mildura along the Murray River are at risk, and southern NSW may also be affected by the hazardous weather system.
Tornadic supercells, which may produce huge hail, destructive wind gusts, and sporadic heavy rainfall, are a possibility, according to Sky News meteorologist Alison Osborne.
“That storm danger will quickly dissipate until early Friday morning.” It broadens while losing intensity.
Numerous flood watches have been issued for NSW’s central and inland coastal areas.
“Starting late Friday, a more powerful system will distribute heavy rain throughout most of New South Wales, with an emphasis on the eastern half, which includes the western slope and hills, as well as the central and southern coast.
With the rain, the river will likely rise again, and flooding is a possibility. River increases are not anticipated to have an impact on the Northern Rivers.
For areas of northwest Tasmania, a severe weather warning for destructive winds is still in effect.
By mid-next week, rain is predicted to stop falling in most major cities.