Hevige regenval in Brisbane
Heavy rain hits Brisbane
The weather bureau says a storm front has dumped heavy rainfall on Brisbane's northern suburbs.
The front developed this afternoon west of Brisbane, and hit Ipswich at about 6pm AEST, while another cell hit Gatton and Esk earlier in the afternoon. The bureau's Geoff Doull says areas around Mitchelton had about 60 millimetres while Deagon and Boondall had about 50 mm.
He says the storm is moving north. It's almost around the Bribie Island area now, getting up towards the sunny-coast later on this evening, but there's still a few more storms inland moving up towards the Wide Bay area overnight, he said.
"There's potential for it around the area coming up towards Caloundra in the next couple of hours to see some pretty good falls."
Bron:ABCNews
The weather bureau says a storm front has dumped heavy rainfall on Brisbane's northern suburbs.
The front developed this afternoon west of Brisbane, and hit Ipswich at about 6pm AEST, while another cell hit Gatton and Esk earlier in the afternoon. The bureau's Geoff Doull says areas around Mitchelton had about 60 millimetres while Deagon and Boondall had about 50 mm.
He says the storm is moving north. It's almost around the Bribie Island area now, getting up towards the sunny-coast later on this evening, but there's still a few more storms inland moving up towards the Wide Bay area overnight, he said.
"There's potential for it around the area coming up towards Caloundra in the next couple of hours to see some pretty good falls."
Bron:ABCNews
Storm knocks out power to 32,000
More than 32,000 homes and business lost power as a storm struck Brisbane with heavy rain and thousands of lightning strikes this evening. The weather bureau issued a severe thunderstorm warning, predicting heavy rain and damaging winds as the storm swept the city.
The storm dumped 13.6mm of rain in central Brisbane between 7pm and 9.30pm (AEST) and 37.2mm at Amberley, south-west of the city, between 5.50pm and 9.30pm, including 20mm in the 10 minutes to 6pm alone.
Energex spokesman Graham Metcalf said the storm cut a path of destruction from Milton, in the city's inner west, to the northern beachside suburb of Redcliffe from about 6pm.
"It was very lively. We had strong winds, with gusts of 70 to 80km/h, and thousands of lightning strikes,'' Mr Metcalf told AAP.
By 9.30pm, Energex emergency crews had restored power to all but 6,000 customers and would work through the night to re-connect remaining customers, Mr Metcalf said.
The storm delayed the kick-off for the Socceroos' World Cup qualifier against Qatar at Suncorp Stadium by more than 30 minutes as the storm swept through, knocking out traffic lights around the stadium and flooding parts of the pitch.
The storm also disrupted the Ford Ranger Cup day-night clash between Queensland and Tasmania in Brisbane, with lightning and heavy rain forcing the players to seek shelter.
Bron:HeraldSun
More than 32,000 homes and business lost power as a storm struck Brisbane with heavy rain and thousands of lightning strikes this evening. The weather bureau issued a severe thunderstorm warning, predicting heavy rain and damaging winds as the storm swept the city.
The storm dumped 13.6mm of rain in central Brisbane between 7pm and 9.30pm (AEST) and 37.2mm at Amberley, south-west of the city, between 5.50pm and 9.30pm, including 20mm in the 10 minutes to 6pm alone.
Energex spokesman Graham Metcalf said the storm cut a path of destruction from Milton, in the city's inner west, to the northern beachside suburb of Redcliffe from about 6pm.
"It was very lively. We had strong winds, with gusts of 70 to 80km/h, and thousands of lightning strikes,'' Mr Metcalf told AAP.
By 9.30pm, Energex emergency crews had restored power to all but 6,000 customers and would work through the night to re-connect remaining customers, Mr Metcalf said.
The storm delayed the kick-off for the Socceroos' World Cup qualifier against Qatar at Suncorp Stadium by more than 30 minutes as the storm swept through, knocking out traffic lights around the stadium and flooding parts of the pitch.
The storm also disrupted the Ford Ranger Cup day-night clash between Queensland and Tasmania in Brisbane, with lightning and heavy rain forcing the players to seek shelter.
Bron:HeraldSun
