Townsville's major dam is overfull, and those in low-lying residents are being instructed to be ready to evacuate their homes ...

Above average temperatures look likely next week with the potential for thunderstorms in the second half of next week ...

Photos have captured the extent of the torrential rain and potentially life-threatening flash flooding battering one state, ...

The severe thunderstorms were moving towards the eastnortheast, and were expected to lie near Tolaga Bay, Waimata, Kanakanaia and Tauwhareparae.