Record rainfall across NT and QLD, may head south after Easter
Ex-tropical cyclone Megan has battered the Northern Territory, setting new rainfall records. The forecast shows that the heavy rain is heading to QLD’s east coast, and may head south after Easter.
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00:00 Ex-Tropical Cyclone Megan set new rainfall records across the Northern Territory over the weekend,
00:06 and the forecast shows that the heavy rain could be heading south.
00:10 The weekly rainfall totals across much of the Northern Territory and the northeast coast of Queensland
00:16 were greater than 200 and 300 millimetres in some areas.
00:20 The Todd River, which runs through Alice Springs, saw over 150 millimetres recorded in three days,
00:28 bringing relief to the Northern Territory this week.
00:30 The system has shifted east to Queensland, with possible soakings for the east coast
00:35 from Bundaberg down to the Gold Coast in the lead up to the Easter long weekend.
00:40 As for the southern states, over 50 millimetres of rainfall may reach northern South Australia
00:45 and western New South Wales, but this is not predicted until after Easter.
00:50 For now, the Bureau is forecasting a sunny and dry Easter across the southeastern states.
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