TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING - SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND for DESTRUCTIVE WIND and LARGE HAILSTONES For people in the LOCKYER VALLEY, IPSWICH CITY and parts of the BRISBANE CITY, GYMPIE, MORETON BAY, SCENIC RIM, SOMERSET, SOUTH BURNETT and TOOWOOMBA Council Areas. Issued at 4:47 pm Wednesday, 13 November 2013. The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 4:45 pm, very dangerous thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Hatton Vale, Marburg and the area south of Biggenden. These thunderstorms are moving towards the northeast to southeast. Very dangerous thunderstorms are forecast to affect Lowood, Fernvale and the area north of Goomeri by 5:15 pm and the ranges between Gympie and Murgon, Lake Manchester, Upper Brookfield, Mount Nebo and Goomeri by 5:45 pm. Other severe thunderstorms were located near Grantham and Helidon. They are forecast to affect Gatton and the area north of Gatton by 5:15 pm and the area south of Esk and southern Lake Wivenhoe by 5:45 pm. Destructive winds and large hailstones are likely. Several reports of golf ball sized hail and minor wind damage near and south of Toowoomba before 4:30pm. 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 5:45 pm. A more general severe thunderstorm warning is also current for the Darling Downs and Granite Belt and parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Wide Bay and Burnett, Maranoa and Warrego 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. (Mark QFES)
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 06:51:57 +0000
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