Weather Warnings - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for QLD
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
for Damaging Winds, Large Hailstones And Heavy Rainfall
for Noosa and parts of Ipswich, Gympie, Scenic Rim, Sunshine Coast and Brisbane City Council Areas.
Issued at 5:31 pm Thursday, 14 November 2024.
DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAILSTONES and HEAVY RAINFALL for the following areas:
Ipswich, Gympie, Scenic Rim, Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Brisbane City
The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 5:25 pm, severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near Mapleton, Kenilworth and Peak Crossing. These thunderstorms are moving towards the north. They are forecast to affect Ipswich, Cooroy and Kandanga by 5:55 pm and Gympie, the area east of Gympie and Pomona by 6:25 pm.
Emergency services advise people to:
* Park your car undercover away from trees.
* Close doors and windows.
* Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks.
* Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out.
* Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost.
* Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous.
* Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
* Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.
A more general severe thunderstorm warning is also current for parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, Southeast Coast and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.
The next warning is due to be issued by 6:35 pm.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.