THE Sunshine Coast's mayor has urged residents in flood prone areas to evacuate before it's too late.
Mark Jamieson says the region, north of Brisbane, had already experienced flooding and is being battered with torrential rain as ex-tropical cyclone Oswald continues its way south along Queensland's east coast.
But Mr Jamieson has warned the worst is yet to come for the Sunshine Coast, with the low pressure system not expected to hit the region until later on Sunday.
He said residents could expect more heavy rain, damaging wind gusts of up to 125km/h and storm surges.
It was almost inevitable that homes would be inundated, he said.
"With that amount of rainfall - and there may be more intense spells within the system - I anticipate that may be the case," he told AAP.
"That's why I urge those people who may be afraid of that (flooding) or have experienced that in the past, that the time to get to higher ground is now.
"Don't leave it any longer. It's only going to get worse."
Three evacuation centres - at Nambour, Noosa and Caloundra - have been set up.
Mr Jamieson said roads were likely to be cut later on Sunday, making evacuations impossible.
He said heavy downpours and a high tide earlier on Sunday had already caused localised flooding in some areas.
More than 17,000 homes in the Sunshine Coast area were without power on Sunday afternoon, he said.
The mayor warned residents who were not evacuating to remain inside their homes and resist the urge to sightsee.
"It's absolutely a big issue and if people are safe where they are, they should stay where they are," he said.
"There's no point going out and getting injured."
The Sunshine Coast's Local Disaster Management Group will meet later on Sunday.
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