With south-east Queensland and northern NSW still facing severe weather, here’s what we know about evacuation centres, school closures and the availability of phone, internet and other servicesEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred dissipates, parts of northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland are still facing severe weather, with roads closed, some schools shut, and public transport limited in the worst-affected areas. Here’s what you need to know.Flood watch for south-east Queensland, Condamine and Border riversMajor flood warning for the Bremer River and Warrill CreekMajor flood warning for the Laidley Creek and moderate flood warning for the Lockyer CreekMajor flood warning for the Logan and Albert riversModerate flood warning for the Stanley River and minor flood warning for the Upper Brisbane RiverInitial minor flood warning for the Mary RiverInitial minor flood warning for the Upper Condamine RiverMinor flood warning for the Brisbane River downstream of Wivenhoe DamMinor flood warning for the Maroochy and Noosa riversFlood warning for the Nerang and Coomera riversFinal flood warning for the Cooper CreekSign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailFlood watch for parts of the north-west and central west catchmentsMinor to major flood warning for the Tweed RiverModerate flood warning for the Wilsons RiverModerate to major flood warning for the Clarence RiverMinor to moderate flood warning for the Bellinger RiverMinor to moderate flood warning for the Macleay RiverFinal flood warning for the Hastings RiverModerate flood warning for the Orara RiverFinal flood warning for the Brunswick River and Marshalls CreekMinor flood warning for the Nambucca RiverMinor to major flood warning for the Richmond River Continue reading…With south-east Queensland and northern NSW still facing severe weather, here’s what we know about evacuation centres, school closures and the availability of phone, internet and other servicesEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred dissipates, parts of northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland are still facing severe weather, with roads closed, some schools shut, and public transport limited in the worst-affected areas. Here’s what you need to know.Flood watch for south-east Queensland, Condamine and Border riversMajor flood warning for the Bremer River and Warrill CreekMajor flood warning for the Laidley Creek and moderate flood warning for the Lockyer CreekMajor flood warning for the Logan and Albert riversModerate flood warning for the Stanley River and minor flood warning for the Upper Brisbane RiverInitial minor flood warning for the Mary RiverInitial minor flood warning for the Upper Condamine RiverMinor flood warning for the Brisbane River downstream of Wivenhoe DamMinor flood warning for the Maroochy and Noosa riversFlood warning for the Nerang and Coomera riversFinal flood warning for the Cooper CreekSign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailFlood watch for parts of the north-west and central west catchmentsMinor to major flood warning for the Tweed RiverModerate flood warning for the Wilsons RiverModerate to major flood warning for the Clarence RiverMinor to moderate flood warning for the Bellinger RiverMinor to moderate flood warning for the Macleay RiverFinal flood warning for the Hastings RiverModerate flood warning for the Orara RiverFinal flood warning for the Brunswick River and Marshalls CreekMinor flood warning for the Nambucca RiverMinor to major flood warning for the Richmond River Continue reading…
As ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred dissipates, parts of northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland are still facing severe weather, with roads closed, some schools shut, and public transport limited in the worst-affected areas. Here’s what you need to know.
Warnings continue
As of 10am AEST, there were still several flood warnings in place in Queensland, including:
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Flood watch for south-east Queensland, Condamine and Border rivers
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Major flood warning for the Bremer River and Warrill Creek
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Major flood warning for the Laidley Creek and moderate flood warning for the Lockyer Creek
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Major flood warning for the Logan and Albert rivers
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Moderate flood warning for the Stanley River and minor flood warning for the Upper Brisbane River
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Initial minor flood warning for the Mary River
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Initial minor flood warning for the Upper Condamine River
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Minor flood warning for the Brisbane River downstream of Wivenhoe Dam
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Minor flood warning for the Maroochy and Noosa rivers
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Flood warning for the Nerang and Coomera rivers
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Final flood warning for the Cooper Creek
In northern NSW, there is a severe weather warning for the north-west slopes and plains, northern tablelands, parts of the northern rivers, and mid-north coast districts.
Flood alerts include:
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Flood watch for parts of the north-west and central west catchments
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Minor to major flood warning for the Tweed River
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Moderate flood warning for the Wilsons River
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Moderate to major flood warning for the Clarence River
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Minor to moderate flood warning for the Bellinger River
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Minor to moderate flood warning for the Macleay River
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Final flood warning for the Hastings River
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Moderate flood warning for the Orara River
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Final flood warning for the Brunswick River and Marshalls Creek
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Minor flood warning for the Nambucca River
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Minor to major flood warning for the Richmond River
More information can be found on the Bureau of Meteorology’s website.
Rain continues
On Monday morning, the BoM said there was an area of low pressure lying across south-east inland Queensland, causing severe weather across south-east Queensland and north-east NSW. There will continue to be heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and significant flooding through much of those areas.
Rainfall in the most-affected parts could reach as much as 150mm in 24 hours on Monday in Queensland and NSW.
Evacuation centres
There are three evacuation centres open in Brisbane.
A list of evacuation centres in northern NSW can be found here.
Road closures
A number of roads in the two states in weather-affected areas remained closed.
Road closures for Queensland can be found here.
Road closures for NSW can be found here.
School closures
Several schools in NSW and Queensland were closed on Monday. State governments will be updating websites on future closures throughout the day.
The list of NSW school closures is here.
The list of Queensland school closures is here.
The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, said on Sunday that Naplan tests, scheduled for Wednesday this week, will be rescheduled to Monday 17 March for schools closed by the floods, and this will be communicated to parents and carers. For schools still open the tests will go ahead as scheduled.
Public transport
In Queensland, most train lines are running to a Sunday timetable while repairs are conducted. Some lines, including the Gold Coast, remain closed.
A number of bus services are suspended in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Kilcoy, Lockyer Valley, and Logan, among others, while other services are running to varied timetables.
Brisbane ferry and light rail services have been suspended.
There has been a partial restoration of public transport services in northern NSW.
Power outages
As of Monday morning, there were still 230,000 homes and businesses without power in NSW and Queensland.
Authorities said it could take up to a week to restore power in some places, because of changing weather, debris and dangerous conditions.
Phone and internet
There were still 192,000 NBN connections on fixed and fixed wireless out of action in south-east Queensland on Monday, and 11,000 in northern NSW.
As of Monday morning, Telstra reported 154 mobile sites, 7,100 landline services and 1,700 ADSL services offline.
Optus reported 267 mobile tower sites offline, as of Monday morning.
Vodafone reported 201 sites down, as of Monday morning.
Read more of Guardian Australia’s Tropical Cyclone Alfred coverage:
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred update: residents warned to head for high ground as flood waters rise
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Almost 230,000 properties without power as ex-tropical cyclone brings more dangerous rain