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Warnings as massive rain dump heads for Australia's east coast

Eastern Australia is set to get a huge dumping of rain, as the threat of another bout of inland flooding increases.

Heavy showers are bearing down on the east coast of the country as a band of rain and storms moved east from central Australia, through to western NSW and southwest Queensland on Tuesday.

By 5pm on Wednesday, the wet weather will extend all the way from southern Queensland to northern Victoria.

Rain is going to inundate much of Australia's east coast on Wednesday and Thursday. Source: Bureau of Meterology
Rain is going to inundate much of Australia's east coast on Wednesday and Thursday. Source: Bureau of Meterology

Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meteorology said the band of rain would intensify as it moved east on Tuesday, as it was interacting with tropical moisture coming in from the north and the east.

Across all three states of Queensland, NSW and Victoria, there's a widespread chance of 15 to 30mm of rain and there's a possibility of isolated areas seeing up to 50mm of rain.

Parts of northern NSW and southern Queensland may see severe thunderstorms developing on Wednesday.

Rain will develop in Sydney today and continue on Thursday. Brisbane will see showers for the next two days, while Melbourne will forgo the rain, but endure some cloud.

Pedestrians walk past the Sydney Harbour Bridge during wet weather in Sydney, Wednesday, November 10, 2021.
Rain will persist in Sydney over the coming days, while inland parts of the state could see more flooding. Source: AAP Image

From Wednesday night to Thursday, showers will "quickly" clear in southeast Queensland and northern NSW.

Central parts of NSW and the mid-north coast could see increased rainfall on Thursday and through to the end of the week.

Flood watch in all three states

Parts of Queensland, Victoria and NSW are all on flood watch as the rain moves east over the coming days.

The biggest threat will be to those communities in inland NSW.

The band of rain will continue to move east over the coming days. Source: Bureau of Meterology
The band of rain will continue to move east over the coming days. Source: Bureau of Meterology

"Now with many flood warnings current right across this area, this additional rainfall will likely lead to renewed river level rises across many rivers across inland NSW," Mr Narramore said on Tuesday afternoon.

"That means we could see inundation of homes properties and businesses and adjacent farmland which poses a threat to stock and animals as well as any crops in the area."

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