SE QLD & Northern NSW Sub-Tropical Low

Periods of heavy rain, associated with a surface- and upper-level trough and low pressure system impacted Eastern Australia between December 12 and December 18 2020 with the area stretching from South East Queensland, Eastern New South Wales and into North East Victoria being most affected. In particular, flooding rains has impacted northeast New South Wales around the Bellinger Valley, Coffs Harbour Region, Grafton, the Tweed River Valley and South East Queensland while thunderstorms have impacted much of eastern New South Wales which has included localised heavy falls, damaging winds and hail. As usual, thunderstorms are often hit and miss and rainfall totals have varied considerably.