ANOTHER round of severe thunderstorms pummelled southeast Queensland tonight.
8.25pm: The worst of this evening's severe thunderstorms has passed, with the weather bureau lifting its earlier warnings.
The Bureau of Meteorology said dangerous weather systems are no longer affecting southeast Queensland.
Forecasters will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further warnings if anything is detected on radars.
GOT PICS? Share them with us on:
Facebook: facebook.com/couriermail
MMS: 0428 258 117
Email: photo@thecouriermail.com.au
Nikki Duncan said the severe thunderstorm which swept over the region earlier this evening dropped a blanket of hail over the city. Picture: Nikki Duncan
8.15pm: Christine McMillan said the hail continued to belt her Willowbank home for 15 to 20 minutes.
"I have never seen anything this intense," she said.
"I also have a picture of the storm approaching but never expected this."
"I had to move from the doorway because they were smashing on the concrete outside and chunks were flying in at me." Picture: Sharon Wheatley at Rathdowney
Ms Duncan said she was lucky to have survived the storm unscathed.
"I've never had hail like that before. It looked like a White Christmas."
"I appear to have survived without any major damage. I'm yet to check my car."
Christine McMillan said the hail continued to belt her Willowbank home for 15 to 20 minutes. Picture: Christine McMillan
GOT PICS? Share them with us on:
Facebook: facebook.com/couriermail
MMS: 0428 258 117
Email: photo@thecouriermail.com.au
7.55pm: The Bureau of Meteorology have updated a severe thunderstorm warning to include areas of Brisbane CBD, Ipswich, Boonah, Beaudesert, Beenleigh, Logan City, Cleveland, Strathpine, Esk, Redcliffe and Caboolture.
7.45pm: Ipswich residents must have been dreaming of a white Christmas, with the city transformed into a winter wonderland.
Nikki Duncan said the severe thunderstorm which swept over the region earlier this evening dropped a blanket of hail over the city.
"It was very sudden and loud," she said. "The severity was unexpected."
GOT PICS? Share them with us on:
Facebook: facebook.com/couriermail
MMS: 0428 258 117
Email: photo@thecouriermail.com.au
7.50pm: A severe thunderstorm south of the NSW border is expected to hit Queensland by 8pm.
The cell is predicted to reach the McPherson Range, Rathdowney, Numinbah Valley, Laravale, Kooralbyn and the area south of Canungra by 8.05 pm.
Beaudesert will be next in the firing line, with the storm expected to strike about 8.30pm.
7.30pm: Sharon Wheatley said the earlier storm battered her property near Rathdowney.
"I was watching the clouds from the doorway and saw that one hailstone drop into the yard, nothing else, just that one, so I stuck a bucket over my head and ran out and grabbed it," she said.
"Gradually a few more dropped. There was no rain at first, just large hail dropping from the sky.
"I had to move from the doorway because they were smashing on the concrete outside and chunks were flying in at me. Then they just came down solidly for maybe 10 minutes or so."
7.15pm: The weather bureau has warned that while one severe thunderstorm is skirting dangerously close to Brisbane's CBD, another one is brewing just over the NSW border.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Peter Otto said an earlier warning was still current for areas to the west of Brisbane, but the storm was unlikely to reach the city centre.
Further west, he said golf-sized hail stones have fallen on Mt Barney, with larger stones reported at Boonah.
"That storm is moving over the Ipswich area at the moment," he said.
"There is another cell south of the border that is likely to hit Rathdowney in the next half hour and it may head north after that. It's another very dangerous storm with large hail stones expected."
6.45pm: Very dangerous thunderstorms are forecast to affect Rosewood, Marburg, Lake Manchester, Upper Brookfield and Fernvale by 7.20 pm and Enoggera Reservoir, Enoggera, Mount Nebo, Highvale, Samford and Albany Creek by 7.50 pm.
Other severe thunderstorms in northern NSW are forecast to affect Mount Barney, the McPherson Range, Rathdowney, Maroon Dam, Kooralbyn and Lamington National Park by 7:50 pm.
Damaging winds and large hailstones are likely, with hail larger than golf balls reported at Boonah earlier.
GOT PICS? Share them with us on:
Facebook: facebook.com/couriermail
MMS: 0428 258 117
Email: photo@thecouriermail.com.au
6.20pm: The Bureau of Meteorology has updated their thunderstorm warning, alerting residents that very dangerous thunderstorms were moving north.
The storms were detected on weather radar near Boonah, Aratula, Harrisville, Peak Crossing, Bundamba Lagoon and the area south of Amberley.
Very dangerous thunderstorms are forecast to affect Ipswich, Redbank Plains, Amberley, Rosewood, Marburg and Lake Manchester by 6:50 pm and Lowood, Fernvale, Mount Nebo, Highvale, Samford and the D'Aguilar Ranges by 7:20 pm.
Other severe thunderstorms were located near Bonalbo(NSW). Damaging winds and large hailstones are likely.
Hail larger than golf balls was reported at Boonah at around 5:40pm.
5.20pm: The weather bureau issued a severe thunderstorm warning after storms were detected over the Scenic Rim region near Mount Barney, Laravale and Kooralbyn.
The southeast Queensland warning said damaging winds and large hailstones are likely.
Forecasters from the Bureau of Meteorology said the thunderstorms were moving in a northerly direction, with Brisbane, Ipswich and the Gold Coast put on alert.
The storms are predicted to hit Beaudesert about 5.30pm.
More to come.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should:
* Move your car under cover or away from trees.
* Secure loose outdoor items.
* Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees.
* Avoid using the telephone during a thunderstorm.
* Beware of fallen trees and powerlines.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Severe storm warnings cancelled
Dengan url
http://jemuranduit.blogspot.com/2013/12/severe-storm-warnings-cancelled.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Severe storm warnings cancelled
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Severe storm warnings cancelled
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar