'Police are strongly urging all remaining residents to leave the community of Burketown as soon as possible.' 9News
Burketown residents must evacutate by tonight, when power supplies to the town will be shut off."This tropical moisture is now spreading further south and will fuel wet and stormy weather over parts of a large area of western, central and southern Queensland this weekend, including the state's south-east," Weatherzone said.
"There is still some model uncertainty regarding how the weekend's weather will play out in the state's south-east. "At this stage, Saturday is more likely to feature rain than storms in Brisbane and Sunday has a better chance of severe thunderstorm activity.The map shows how much rain is being predicted between 10am AEST Friday and Sunday night.
"However, storms are possible in Brisbane on both Saturday and Sunday, so be sure to stay up to date with the latest warnings across the weekend." Across the rest of the country, Sydney is expecting a top of 30 degrees, Melbourne 23, Brisbane, 26, Perth 31, Adelaide 26, Hobart 22, Canberra 27 and Darwin 33.Record heat in NSW sparks bushfires
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