Queensland Regional Office 256 km Brisbane (Mt Stapylton) Radar bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING - SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND for DAMAGING WIND and LARGE HAILSTONES For people in the BRISBANE CITY and parts of the LOGAN CITY, GYMPIE, MORETON BAY, SUNSHINE COAST, SOMERSET, SOUTH BURNETT, REDLAND CITY and North Stradbroke Island Council Areas. Issued at 4:15 pm Sunday, 24 November 2013. The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 4:15 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Enoggera, Samford, Lake Samsonvale, Lake Cooloola and the area west of Toogoolawah. These thunderstorms are moving towards the northeast to southeast. They are forecast to affect Brisbane CBD, Strathpine, Redcliffe, Kallangur, Scarborough and Toogoolawah by 4:45 pm and southern Moreton Island, Tangalooma, northern Moreton Bay, Deception Bay waters, Somerset Dam and Lake Somerset by 5:15 pm. Damaging winds and large hailstones are likely. Emergency Management Queensland 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. The next warning is due to be issued by 5:15 pm. A more general severe thunderstorm warning is also current for the Wide Bay and Burnett and parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast districts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureaus website at bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 219. The Bureau and Emergency Management Queensland would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 06:28:33 +0000
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