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In the wake of super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) and the destruction it has ravaged the Philippines and Vietnam comes another storm headed for Asia Pacific, this time in Australia's Brisbane, Queensland.

While the storms that Brisbane faces may not be as strong as super typhoon Haiyan, the Australian Government's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has still issued warnings of its severity to help Brisbane and its surrounding areas to prepare well for its onslaught. Severe storms are expected to occur from Nov. 14-15, 2013.

The BOM has issued on its Web site the latest weather observations for the Brisbane Area at 5:25 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Observations on the weather are issued by BOM every 10 minutes and the page is refreshed automatically every 5 minutes. According to BOM, if there is no available weather observation within the last 75 minutes, it will show the latest weather observation in colored and italicized fonts. After 24 hours, it will be removed from the table.

To see the Latest Weather Observations for the Brisbane Area, click here. This includes the areas of:

  • Brisbane
  • Brisbane Airport
  • Amberley
  • Archerfield
  • Banana Bank
  • Beerburrum
  • Beaudesert AWS
  • Cape Moreton
  • Coolangatta
  • Double Island Point
  • Gatton
  • Gold Coast Seaway
  • Gympie
  • Inner Beacon
  • Jimna
  • Kingaroy
  • Logan city
  • Maleny
  • Maroochydore
  • Nambour
  • Oakey
  • Rainbow Beach
  • Redcliffe
  • Spitfire Channel
  • Tewantin
  • Toolara
  • Toowoomba
  • Warwick

(Source: BOM)

To see the latest weather observations for each location in the Brisbane area, click the individual areas above.

Meanwhile, BOM also issued a forecast for the weather in Brisbane at 4:25 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013.

BOM Forecast for the rest of Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013:

  • 60% chance of any rain
  • Partly cloudy
  • With scattered rain showers and chance of isolated thunderstorms
  • Possible severe thunderstorms
  • 20 to 25 kilometers per hour winds northeasterly, becoming light in the late evening

BOM Forecast for Friday, Nov. 15, 2013:

  • 60% chance of any rain
  • Partly cloudy
  • With isolated showers and thunderstorms
  • 1 to 4 mm rainfall amount
  • Chance of a storm (Min. 19, Max. 30)
  • 20 to 30 kilometers per hour winds west to northwesterly and light tending east to northeasterly in the middle of the day, becoming light in the late evening
  • High fire danger
  • UV alert from 7:40 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., UV index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Click here for more details about BOM's Brisbane Forecast.

Dean Narramore, BOM's duty forecaster, said in a Brisbane Times report that the western and southern suburbs may receive some rains in the next few hours.

"There was only a "small chance" of it reaching the city," Narramore said to Brisbane Times.

However, Narramore added rain showers coming from the north-west may still produce rainfall in the city overnight.

Furthermore, BOM issued several warnings for the Queensland area, including:


  • Fire Weather Warning for Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and North West forecast districts

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland (QLD)

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning (QLD)

Click on the links above for more details.

Click here to check out the Weatherzone Radar which displays the Distance and latitude/longitude coordinates when you mouse over the map.

The coming rains are supposed to be a welcome sight for Brisbane and Australia who have suffered from extremely hot weather which caused massive bushfires in their area. But it is not an ideal situation because while the rains may minimize bushfires, it will add another disaster to the people who just experienced losing most of their properties or loved-ones to the walls of fire.

And to add insult to injury, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, the BOM forecast said aside from a 60 percent chance of rain and storm, there is also a high fire danger alert threatening to occur. Despite the impending disasters that Brisbane and its surrounding areas currently face, there is still hope for them. The good news is that they are warned early and in great detail so they are aware of what might happen and take precautions and stock early for provisions they might need to survive these calamities.