Torrential rain overnight which exceeded the forecasts. Springbrook, on the NSW - Qld border, copped 472 mm in the 24 hr period to 9am. Several places over 300 mil.

Looking at the satellite, a cyclone has formed off the east coast - they don't call them cyclones in Australia unless they reach a certain wind speed - but it's still a cyclone in any other language. Wind gusts of up to 100 kph are expected and even more torrential rain.

Bear in mind that they rotate clockwise in the southern hemisphere - which means it's feeding directly into where i am.