Two states in firing line for severe thunderstorms, giant hail - and even tornadoes
Parts of Queensland and northern NSW are in the firing line for severe and dangerous thunderstorms, which could bring giant hail and tornadoes.
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning thunderstorms are likely to develop this afternoon and evening.
Thunderstorms are building across eastern New South Wales. Bureau of Meteorology
Warnings have been issued for areas including the Illawarra, Northern Tablelands and parts of Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and North West Slopes and Plains Forecast Districts as well as parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Maranoa and Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt.
The storms could be very dangerous bringing destructive winds of up to 125km/h, heavy rainfall, and giant hail larger than golf balls, meteorologist Jonathon How warned.
Parts of south-east Queensland that have been saturated by recent rain could see flash flooding, he said.
It’s been a muggy day in Brisbane, with temperatures reaching into the high 20s with a “feels like” of 30.7 degrees at 1pm (AEST).
The storms are expected to move north throughout Queensland and across northern Australia tomorrow.
More to come.
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