SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING - SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND
for DAMAGING WIND and LARGE HAILSTONES
For people in the BRISBANE CITY and parts of the LOGAN CITY, GYMPIE, MORETON BAY, IPSWICH CITY, SUNSHINE COAST, SOMERSET, SOUTH BURNETT and REDLAND Council Areas.
Issued at 5:59 pm Tuesday, 17 November 2009.
The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 6:05 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Conondale, Jimna, Upper Brookfield and Wacol.
These thunderstorms are moving towards the northeast.
They are forecast to affect Nambour, Mapleton and Borumba Dam by 6:35 pm and Brisbane CBD, Strathpine and Kandanga by 7:05 pm.
Damaging winds and large hailstones are likely.