TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING - SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND for DESTRUCTIVE WIND and LARGE HAILSTONES For people in the REDLAND CITY, North Stradbroke Island and parts of the BRISBANE CITY, GOLD COAST CITY and SCENIC RIM Council Areas. Issued at 3:27 pm Saturday, 27 September 2014. The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 3:30 pm, very dangerous thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near southern parts of North Stradbroke Island. These thunderstorms are moving towards the north to northeast. Very dangerous thunderstorms are forecast to affect Dunwich, Peel Island and Amity Point by 4:00 pm and southern Moreton Island by 4:30 pm. Destructive winds and large hailstones are likely. Other severe thunderstorms were located near Numinbah Valley and Little Nerang Dam. They are forecast to affect Mudgeeraba by 4:00 pm and Southport and waters off from Gold Coast Seaway by 4:30 pm. Damaging winds and large hailstones are likely.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 05:32:14 +0000