Heavy rainfall in Brisbane led to flash flooding, causing weddings and other celebrations to be interrupted. The storm brought 70 millimeters of rain to some areas within an hour, leading to the flooding of cars and disrupting local events.
The impact on low-lying areas caught many off-guard, including a wedding on the Gold Coast that came to an abrupt halt as a metre of water flooded through the venue.Chris Chambers had just sat down for his birthday at the Norman Hotel in Woollongabba when the severe weather alert was issued.
He and others inside looked on in shock when staff attempted to save cars and bins from floating away in the car park. "To have that amount of rainfall falling in just that short amount of time - half an hour to an hour - definitely caused a lot of flash flooding in the area," Meteorologist Shane Kennedy said.
Flash Flooding Wedding Disruption Heavy Rainfall Brisbane Low-Lying Areas
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