Major flooding in regional Queensland has exposed a 1,200-kilometre blind spot in weather radar systems. | Sky News Australia

6K views · 41 reactions | The Bureau of Meteorology has declared current widespread rainfall a “statewide flood event” while extending the flood watch to include areas in inland New South Wales. | Sky News Australia | Facebook

The radar of south-east Australia this morning shows showers and thunderstorms for many areas. A cold front crossed parts of southern South Australia before dawn this morning, producing storms and damaging wind gusts. A line of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms then moved across the Adelaide area and the Mount Lofty Ranges early this morning, bringing further strong to damaging wind gusts. Some of the top wind gusts observed include: • 106 km/hr at Outer Harbour, SA • 96 km/hr at Adelaide A

The new Mildura radar is now live! Using the latest technology, the Doppler radar will provide real-time weather information, covering Mildura and surrounds, parts of northwest Victoria, southern New South Wales and the South Australian Riverland — all important agricultural areas 🍊🍇🚜 Learn more about how radars work at: http://ow.ly/yE9250EcSxW | Bureau of Meteorology