Queensland was hit by golf ball-sized hailstones as dangerous supercell storms moved through the southeastern state
Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop rapidly along the Great Divide Range throughout Saturday afternoon and push towards the coast
Hail fell in Gatton and Adare, west of Brisbane, the Bureau of Meteorology said, and destructive winds and torrential rains that could lead to flash floods were also likely
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« We are already seeing severe thunderstorms at the NSW-Queensland border and Scenic Rim, » said meteorologist James Thompson « Very dangerous thunderstorms supercell thunderstorms that can lead to giant hail and destructive wind gusts in excess of 125 km / h «
The Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gympie, Kingaroy, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim may be affected
The forecast came less than a week after two days of storms that caused a month of rain and flash flooding in parts of the state, including Brisbane
Beachmere, near Caboolture, recorded 80mm of rain in one hour and 70mm fell on Upper Lockyer, west of Brisbane
The Meteorological Bureau issued a warning on Saturday for severe thunderstorms along the entire NSW coast and as far inland as Dubbo, with heavy hail, heavy rain and destructive winds expected
An urgent warning was issued around noon for areas southwest of Sydney – Camden, Campbelltown, Sutherland, Liverpool, Helensburgh and Bundeena – with the storm forecast to overfly the waters off Stanwell Park and Thirroul in the middle afternoon
Flash flooding was expected all along the coast, with the bureau warning it could be life threatening near Goulburn, Yass and Young
Massive rainfall totals had already been recorded across the state on Saturday morning, with Ulladulla on the south coast receiving 109mm in just three hours
A flood warning has been issued for Wamban in the south, with the Deua River expected to swell to 44m on Saturday afternoon
The weathering low pressure trough is expected to move east on Saturday, bringing showers to many areas and the risk of hail and high winds to parts of the northern coast and northern parts of the trays
Hail, Bureau of Meteorology, Thunderstorm, Queensland
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