Thousands of southeast Queensland homes were left without power after more than 70mm of rain fell in just 30 minutes during wild weather on Tuesday afternoon.
After a sweltering day, severe storms hit Brisbane around 5pm, with Greenbank in the city’s south copping the brunt, receiving 70mm between 4.30pm and 5pm. Mitchelton, in the city’s north, recorded 61mm in the same time.
Everton Hills, Kenmore, and The Gap were among the suburbs worst affected. At the peak of the storm, Energex said 18,000 customers were left without power.
As of 6.30am on Wednesday, crews were working to restore power to 220 customers in Jimboomba, Greenbank and Canungra.
The storms caused peak hour mayhem, with some commuters on Milton Road reporting hail damage, and trains on the Ferny Grove line had to be suspended between Mitchelton and Ferny Grove.
The State Emergency Services said it had received more than 80 call-outs to homes for roof damage and fallen trees, but no injuries were recorded.
Brisbane is likely to receive more rain on Wednesday, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning of a thunderstorm.
Meanwhile, north Queenslanders are preparing for another day of wild weather after tropical cyclone Niran intensified to a category 2 system overnight.
The bureau said there was a chance it could reach category 3 on Wednesday.
The system is not expected to make landfall, but a cyclone warning is active between Cape Melville and Innisfail, encompassing Cooktown, Port Douglas and Cairns.
At 6.30am on Wednesday, the system is approximately 350km northeast of Cairns and slow moving.
“Tropical cyclone Niran is expected to remain slow moving off the north Queensland coast while gradually intensifying over the next 24 to 36 hours,” the bureau said.
“Coastal crossing of the cyclone is not expected. However, as the cyclone strengthens, or if it drifts slightly westwards, it may cause gales about exposed communities today or early on Thursday.
“On Thursday, the cyclone is expected to adopt a southeasterly track and accelerate away from the coast.”
Gales with gusts up to 100km/h could hit coastal and island communities, but the bureau said that depended on the movement of the system.
SES controller Peter Rinuado told Sunrise that even after the cyclone had moved away from the coast, the risk of flooding would persist.
“If it’s flooded, forget it … is our best advice,” he said.
Local banana growers have been devastated by this weather system, with some farms reporting total crop losses.
At the Sciacca’s banana farm in Boogan, 100 per cent of banana bunches have fallen off the plants, with some paddocks flattened.
The Sciaccas said it was the worst damage to the region’s banana crops since cyclones Larry and Yasi.
Kennedy MP Bob Katter said the damage bill could go into “the tens of millions”.
“I admire our banana and sugar farmers who get up and go again,” he said.
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