Monsoon low could bring year’s worth of rain in a week to NSW, Queensland and South Australia

Further thunderstorms bringing heavy rain and flash flooding may hit Melbourne on Tuesday, Bureau of Meteorology warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA lingering monsoon low could deliver a year’s worth of rain in a week to parts of inland South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, just weeks after record-breaking heat, with a high risk of flash flooding.The Bureau of Meteorology has issued severe weather warnings for several regions on Tuesday – north-western NSW, central and northern parts of Victoria, north-east SA, and south-western Queensland – with heavy, locally intense rainfall predicted. Continue reading…