SEWS has been issued for the following STW. Serious situation in the storms path right now.




The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 2:40 pm, VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS likely to produce large, possibly giant hailstones, damaging, locally destructive winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near Beenleigh, Logan Central, Cleveland and Greenbank. These thunderstorms are moving towards the north to northeast. They are forecast to affect Redbank Plains, Wacol and Archerfield by 3:10 pm and Brisbane CBD, Redcliffe and Point Lookout by 3:40 pm.

Other severe thunderstorms likely to produce large hailstones, damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were detected near Beaudesert, Rathdowney and Beerburrum. These thunderstorms are moving towards the north to northeast. They are forecast to affect the area between Boonah and Beaudesert, Jimboomba and Logan Village by 3:10 pm and the area southwest of Caloundra, Enoggera Reservoir and Enoggera by 3:40 pm.

9 CM HAILSTONES OBSERVED AT COOMBAH, GOLD COAST AT 2:10PM

8 CM HAILSTONES OBSERVED AT TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN AT 1:40PM

5 T0 6 CM HAILSTONES OBSERVED AT TAMROOKUM AT 1:25PM

6 CM HAILSTONES OBSERVED AT CANUNGRA AT 1:55PM

4 to 5 cm hailstoNes observed at Arundel at 1:10pm

91 km/h wind gust recorded at Beaudesert at 2:30pm

I was preparing to post about Beaudesert when this warning appeared. But here is the Obs for Beaudesert