Chance of tropical cyclones in Queensland as NSW lashed by severe thunderstorms

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Chance of tropical cyclones in Queensland as NSW lashed by severe thunderstorms

Aussies have been warned to brace for potential tropical cyclones as parts of the country are lashed by heavy rain, with multiple severe weather warnings in place.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of NSW, with the potential for damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall on Tuesday.

The warning was issued for those in the Metropolitan area and parts of the Mid North Coast, Hunter and Central Tablelands Forecast Districts of NSW.

“Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours,” the Bureau of Meteorology alert stated.

“Locations which may be affected include Gosford, Sydney, Penrith, Parramatta, Woy Woy and Kulnura.”

Camera IconSevere thunderstorm warning issued across NSW on Tuesday. Bureau of Meteorology. Credit: Supplied

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Camera IconStorms rolled into Sydney on Monday evening.Clareese Packer/NewsWire. Credit: Supplied

Those in the Blue Mountains/Hawkesbury, Gosford/Wyong, Sydney, Maitland/Cessnock and Greater Wollongong areas were also warned of damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall on Tuesday.

“The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 5:15pm, severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near Calga, Liverpool, the Royal National Park, Maroota and Londonderry,” the alert stated.

“These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to northeast. They are forecast to affect Sydney Airport, Gosford and Wyong by 5:45pm and Woy Woy, Toukley and Terrigal by 6:15pm.”

Chance of tropical cyclones in Queensland

Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Jonathon How said it was looking to be an “quite an active *******” of weather across Northern Queensland and much of northern Australia.

“We’re monitoring the potential for tropical lows across the north of the country which may form into tropical cyclones,” Mr How said.

While none of the lows have yet formed, Mr How warned there was “at least a 25 per cent chance of (the tropical lows) forming into a cyclone towards the end of this week”.

The Bureau of Meteorology are monitoring tropical lows off The Gulf Coast, the Cairns Coast and the Coral Sea.

“We definitely do say regardless of whether we see a cyclone form it will be a very rainy ******* over Queensland for next week or so,” he said.

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Camera IconQueensland is in for ‘very heavy rain’ over the next week or so. Stormcast. Credit: Supplied

There’s also the potential for a monsoon across the state.

“A monsoon normally brings widespread cloud cover, lots of rain, cooler temperatures and a lot of people are hanging out for that,” Mr How said.

“(There will be) quite rainy conditions regardless of whether we see cyclones.”

A severe weather warning for heavy rainfall was issued for people in parts of the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands, Hervert and Lower Burdekin Forecast Districts on Tuesday.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s website stated heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding, which was forecast to continue on Tuesday over coastal communities and islands between Gordonvale and Rollingstone as well as inland to the coastal side of the Tablelands.

More than 200mm of rain fell across parts of the south coast of Cairns overnight.

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