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Brisbane and Ipswich will flood this week, with floodwaters predicted to inundate 3,600 homes and 1,250 businesses in Brisbane, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has revealed.
Torrential rainfall continues to fall across central and southern Queensland but Mr Newman emphasises the flooding will not be as severe as in 2011.
The state's south-east is also on tornado watch tonight, with high winds expected until at least 8pm.
The Army has deployed three Black Hawk helicopters to help with flood evacuations in Bundaberg, where the Burnett River has broken its banks and hundreds of homes and businesses will flood.
An elderly man's body has been recovered from waters at Burnett Heads, while a woman and a man are missing in floodwaters in Maryborough and Gympie.
Severe weather warnings have been issued for regions stretching from central Queensland to the NSW border.
Follow our live coverage for updates as they happen. All times in AEST.
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FEATURED UPDATE Here are the key details about the flood expected to hit Brisbane and Ipswich:
Bremer River at Ipswich to peak about midnight on Monday, and again late Tuesday.Brisbane River to p...Flood maps are available from the Brisbane City Council website.
8:06pm: While the focus has shifted somewhat to what is expected to happen in Brisbane and Ipswich o...
ABC Open's Brad Marsellos took this photo:
PHOTO: Mattresses line the floor of a flood evacuation centre in Bundaberg, where floodwaters will i...
8:02pm: Phone and internet services across northern and central Queensland have been knocked out after a major cable was washed away.
Telstra says it expects thousands of customers are affected, but it's still assessing the full extent of the damage.
A spokeswoman says the fibre feeds areas across north and central Queensland. It is unclear how long services will be down, but the affected cable is in a hard to access area near Kingaroy.
Optus and Vodaphone customers will also be affected.
7:41pm: Away from Brisbane, authorities are doorknocking homes in low-lying parts of Dalby on theWestern Downs ahead of an expected flood early tomorrow morning.
Western Downs Mayor Ray Brown says they are expecting Myall Creek to peak around 5am Monday but they're not sure at what level.
He says an evacuation centre has been opened at the local showgrounds.
"It's a precautionary stage. We've got one arm of the system that's got water in it, so therefore it's very hard to predict the exact flow of water that will come into Dalby.
"But there is significant water upstream, that we're aware is coming out of the Bunya mountains."
Councillor Brown says authorities are trying to also predict a peak for Charleys Creek in Chinchilla and residents have been placed on alert
7:37pm: Another image submitted to ABC News Online, showing floodwaters in Brisbane.
PHOTO: A car drives through floodwater on Butterfield Street just outside the Royal Brisbane Hospita...
7:27pm: Energex says 125,000 homes are without power across south-east Queensland, including in East Brisbane and the Gold Coast. They have warned there will be no restoration until tomorrow.
7:18pm: ABC Grandstand's Quentin Hull tweeted this image showing the north entry to Moggill Ferry on theBrisbane River. Earlier Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said Moggill would be the first area within Brisbane to be impacted by floodwaters late on Monday evening.
PHOTO: Pic of north entry to Moggill Ferry. Also plenty of water over road cnr Kangaroo Gully Rd and...
7:09pm: Here is the press conference Premier Campbell Newman gave earlier, detailing the minor flooding expected in Brisbane and Ipswich in the next 24-48 hours.
VIDEO: Flooding to hit Brisbane on Tuesday, Premier says (ABC News)
7:06pm: Here's another close-up of the newly released flood map showing areas likely to flood in Jindaleeand Pinjarra Hills.
PHOTO: A map of Jindalee and Pinjarra Hills shows areas predicted to be flooded in Brisbane. (Suppli...
Detailed maps showing the areas of Ipswich expected to flood have not yet been released.
7:03pm: Water levels have begun dropping at Grantham in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane.
Mayor Steve Jones says there is flooding in the town and a swift-water rescue team is on hand in case it is needed. But he says the situation seems to be under control.
"There is a lot of water in Grantham. Certainly nothing like 2011. However if there is a substantial amount of water it's very much the type of flooding that we used to experience years ago.
"Most people have left their homes and gone to a safe place."
7:00pm: Toowoomba's Mayor Paul Antonio tells ABC Local Radio reports of a wall of water heading towards the town of Oakey are wrong.
"No question, there is not a one metre wall of water and is contained within the banks."
He says the rain is easing and the levels in some of creeks are actually falling.
6:54pm: Looking at the situation north of Brisbane on the Fraser Coast, the rain has stopped for the moment. But the major concern now is rising flood water in the Mary River - exact totals at this stage are not known, but it is expected to peak in the next 24 hours.
6:51pm: Here's a close-up of the newly released flood map showing suburbs likely to flood in Tingalpa andWynnum.
PHOTO: A map of Tingalpa and Wynnum shows areas predicted to be flooded in Brisbane. (Supplied: Bris...
6:46pm: Here's a close-up of the newly released flood map showing suburbs likely to flood around Hemmant Creek.
PHOTO: A map of Hemmant and Murarrie shows areas predicted to be flooded in Brisbane. (Supplied: Bri...
6:42pm: Here's a close-up of the newly released flood map showing areas likely to flood in Auchenflowerand Milton.
PHOTO: A map of Auchenflower and Milton showing areas predicted to be flooded in Brisbane.
(Supplied:...
6:37pm: Here's a close-up of the newly released flood map showing suburbs likely to flood aroundBreakfast Creek.
PHOTO: A map of Windsor, Albion, Bowen Hills, Breakfast Creek and surroundings showing areas predict...
6.20pm: The Burnett River in Bundaberg is expected to pass its 2010 flood level by 1.5 metres overnight. Residents in low-lying parts of North Bundaberg and East Bundaberg have been told to leave their homes but Senior Sergeant Grant Marcus says some have chosen to stay.
"It will be very difficult for us to assist them."
Major flooding is also expected for the Mary River at Maryborough overnight.
6.13pm: Brisbane City Council has released new maps showing modelling for this week's flood.
6.06pm: As Brisbane absorbs the news of expected flooding in coming days, the weather bureau has aga...
"It's too hard to predict where and when they'll form but we can say that the environment is favoura...
6.01pm: Residents at Mundubbera in Queensland's North Burnett are seeing cattle and bales of hay bei...
"In a lot of cases, their furniture and effects are being removed from the houses as well, and they'...
5.54pm: State Emergency Service crews are attempting to rescue three people caught in floodwaters in...
5:42pm: The Queensland Police service has tweeted the following emergency alert: "Laidley Creek is e...
5:30pm: Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart has provided details about a man whose body was r...
"The gentleman concerned had gone to check a yacht, in the river in that area.
"The yacht had broken away and my information is that during the course of trying to manage that sit...
