Lives and property could be at risk as major flooding threatens a regional Queensland town, as the state’s south-east continues to battle wild weather.

The town of Dalby, 208 km north-west of Brisbane, has been warned of the potential for flood after heavy rainfall fell in the region.

Myall Creek which runs through the town was forecast to peak on Sunday, putting properties along its banks at risk.

The creek has broken its banks, with water spilling over onto streets and approaching properties.

A history

The town has a history of devastating floods.

In January of 2011, Dalby resembled a dam with many parts of the town underwater.

At 9am Sunday, the creek had reached a height of 2.85m according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

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On Sunday afternoon, a severe thunderstorm warning remained in place for parts of south-east Queensland.

“The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 3:30 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near the area west of Esk and the area northwest of Esk,” BoM said on their website.

“Heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding is likely.”

The bureau also warned that thunderstorms are developing across southeastern parts of Queensland.

“Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Maroochydore, Caboolture, Caloundra, Taroom, Baralaba, Cooroy, Esk, Kilcoy and Nambour.”