<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parts of central </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> down to the state's southeast and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> are set to experience a weekend of heavy </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/rain" rel="" target="" title="rain"><span>rain</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/thunderstorm" rel="" target="" title="thunderstorms"><span>thunderstorms</span></a><span> that could result in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/floods" rel="" target="" title="flooding"><span>flooding</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A low-pressure trough is set to move over Queensland's central and southeast regions from today until the end of the weekend, which is expected to cause widespread rain and thunderstorms over the next four days.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Weather data firm </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/weatherzone" rel="" target="" title="Weatherzone"><span>Weatherzone</span></a><span> says that while Thursday's rain is not expected to bring flooding, the conditions will dampen the ground and prime the landscape for flooding over the weekend.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/james-van-der-beek-actor-dies-age-48/0e69f5eb-5943-4fc1-86d3-2f7eed253726" target="_blank"><strong><span>Actor James Van Der Beek dies aged 48</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Severe storms may also cause flash flooding in isolated areas across parts of Queensland.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The wet weather over the state's central and south-east regions is expected to worsen on Friday, with heavy rain and thunderstorms developing overnight into tomorrow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The state's central and southern regions will brace for further rain and thunderstorms over the weekend, with an increased likelihood of flooding.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/parts-of-qld-set-for-drenching-and-flooding/df1ca282-a73a-4048-bc6f-0da35913b6d0" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/tumbler-ridge-shooting-multiple-people-dead-high-school-mass-shooting/17343a45-b3c8-4a65-ad71-7d4d4ee85fd6" target="_blank"><strong><span>Suspect identified as Canada reels from school mass shooting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The wild conditions are set to extend to NSW, with 100 to 200 millimetres of rain expected between Thursday and Sunday in Queensland's south-east and central regions that could extend to NSW's north.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The expected downpour is set to bring flood warnings to NSW's far northeast.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rain and thunderstorms are also expected to carry over </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="" 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