In a bizarre confluence of weather events, much of Australia's east coast is being told to brace for dangerous thunderstorms at the same time as Sydney faces an extreme fire threat.
Weatherzone is predicting a dynamic mix of weather with potential for flooding rain, server thunderstorms, temperatures of 45 degrees and tropical cyclones.
The new warning system has three tiers to match the current bushfire warnings to make it easier for residents at risk of flooding or storms to understand.
More residents in Ipswich are being evacuated and Logan is preparing for rivers to peak as flood warnings intensify for parts of south-east Queensland.
From heavy rainfall that forced people in Queensland to evacuate from floodwaters, to record hot temperatures on Christmas Day in Perth, 2021 had many notable weather events happen
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Queensland's far north, with meteorologists predicting heavy rainfall, damaging winds and flash flooding.
Wild weather has lashed Victoria, flooding Melbourne roads and blanketing Geelong in hail, after severe thunderstorms warnings were issued for across the state.
Queensland and NSW have been told to brace for storms, while South Australians are battling severe wind gusts and in Victoria, a mixed bag of conditions are expected today.