Forecasters are warning Queenslanders to batten down the hatches as a very dangerous storm approaches the state’s southeast.
Forecasters are investigating reports of a brief tornado at Brisbane Airport as a dangerous afternoon thunderstorm descends on the Queensland capital.
The Bureau of Meteorology said Brisbane residents should brace for a ‘very dangerous’ slow-moving storm that has already dropped intense rainfall in some of the city’s eastern suburbs.
The airport has already received 91mm since 9am this morning, more than the entire October monthly average for the site.
Further rain could lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding, damaging winds and large hailstones.
Residents are being asked to get their cars under cover and seek shelter.
The warning comes amid reports of a brief tornado at Brisbane Airport.
Footage shared on social media showed a small water spout forming as the site was pummelled with rain.
The BOM said it was still investigating the case and had not confirmed the tornado event.
Friday’s storm continues a run of wild weather for the state, which included record-breaking hail smashing communities near Mackay on Tuesday.
Ice stones measuring 16cm across pelted Yalboroo, north of Mackay, smashing windshields and drawing the attention of international weather watchers.
The Bureau of Meteorology said it had seen credible footage of hail measuring 16cm in diameter, which would top the previous record of 14cm set in Brisbane’s southwestern suburbs about the same time last year.
“It’s very impressive – obviously not for the residents underneath it – but some very impressive hail,” senior meteorologist Dean Narramore said.
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