Thousands without power on Christmas Eve - news.com.au

Parts of Australia’s east coast is continuing to battle some “very dangerous storms”, with thousands of homes losing power on Christmas Eve.

Rolling updates from the Bureau of Meteorology from noon local time, forecast the severe thunderstorms for residents in Redland City, Brisbane City and parts of Logan, Somerset, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay and Ipswich Council Areas.

Energex reports almost 57,000 homes are without power at 3.30pm.

The Brisbane Valley Highway northbound in Coominya was partially closed due to multiple trees down at 12.30pm, with drivers urged to seek an alternative route.

Queensland Police have also warned there had been reports of fallen, trees, power lines down and flash flooding across southeast Queensland, including Holland Park, Tamborine Mountain, Elimbah, Beenleigh, Russell Island, Upper Coomera, Toowong, Scenic Rim, Marsden, Logan, Carina, Greenbank and the Gold Coast.

Emergency crews are working hard to remove a fallen tree on Frederick St, Toowong, which has impacted power lines.

“A crane will be required to remove the tree with road likely closed until early hours of Christmas morning,” Queensland Police stated.

Bureau Meteorologist Angus Hines said Australia’s eastern states were in the “middle of the thunderstorm outbreak”.

“There’s further storms with possible severe storms (developing) in south eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales,” Mr Hines said.

Meanwhile, NSW SES Randwick Unit Flood Rescue Team were called to help rescue a person trapped in flood water on Anzac Parade in Kensington on Sunday.

“With potential severe weather over the next few days there is the high chance for flash flooding,” NSW SES warned.

“With people on the roads for Christmas we ask that you make smart decisions and if it’s flooded forget it.”

Weather warnings

The latest Bureau warning stated people in Southeast Coast and parts of Central Highlands and Coalfields, Central West, Wide Bay and Burnett, Maranoa and Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts need to be on alert for thunderstorms.

An upper trough is moving over southeast Queensland and is causing thunderstorm activity in a moist and unstable air mass,” the Bureau said.

“Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding, damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours.”

Locations which may also be affected include Toowoomba, Brisbane, Dalby, Kingaroy, Ipswich and Nanango.

Meanwhile, parts of Somerset, South Burnett, Toowoomba and Moreton Bay Council Areas are also on alert as another very dangerous thunderstorm is developing west of Kilcoy.

The Bureau of Meteorology warned at 1.20 pm, a severe thunderstorm likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding, damaging winds and large hailstones was detected near the area north of Crows Nest and the area west of Toogoolawah.

This thunderstorm is moving towards the northeast.

It is forecast to affect the area west of Kilcoy, Blackbutt and Linville by 1.50 pm and Kilcoy, Mount Kilcoy and the ranges south of Jimna by 2.20 pm.

Latest weather totals

• 30mm was recorded at Gambubal in 30min to 10.30am.
• 35mm was recorded at Sandy Creek Road in 30min to 10.45am.
• 9cm hail recorded at Burpengary.
• 8cm hail recorded at Dayboro around 11.50am.
• 58mm of rainfall in 30 minutes at Wivenhoe Dam.

Intense bouts of rainfall could create dangerous and life-threatening flash-flooding near the Samford and the D’Aguilar Ranges, with the thunderstorm moving in a north-easterly direction.

“It is forecast to affect Strathpine, Redcliffe and Caboolture by 12:05 pm and Comboyuro Point, waters off Bribie Island and northern Bribie Island by 12:35 pm,” the weather authority warned.

Another set of thunderstorms is forecast to hit Cleveland, Mud Island and southern Moreton Island by 12:05 pm and waters off North Stradbroke Island by 12:35 pm.

Residents are urged to not drive, and stay indoors until the storm has passed. People should also avoid standing near doors and windows during giant hail.

Asthma sufferers are also urged to keep medication nearby, as storms and wind can trigger attacks.

Severe thunderstorm warnings for NSW including the Sydney region were cancelled shortly after 1:30pm after severe storm cells moved offshore.

Residents have been asked to monitor for warnings as wild weather has been predicted across most of the state this afternoon.

Potentially severe storms have also been forecast for Victoria.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s senior meteorologist Angus Hines said the activity was forecast to peak on Sunday afternoon.

“The particular area where we’re likely to see severe thunderstorms is around Southeast Queensland including the Brisbane region and northeast NSW,” he said.

“We could see some of those thunderstorms get really big, really intense and they could potentially cause damaging to destructive wind gusts heavy to locally intense rainfall and large or even the giant sized hail as we saw yesterday.”

On Sunday morning, BOM issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of central Queensland, with the potential for damaging wind, heavy rainfall and large hail.

This follows a spate of severe storms on Saturday, with high temperatures fuelling the weather activity.

The current warning is for areas across the southern Darling Downs, and Granite Belt district, however the weather authority said the activity will likely move eastwards in over the next few hours.

Melbourne’s Carols by Candlelight also faces a potential washout, with a high chance of showers, and a possible thunderstorm forecast for the late afternoon and evening. The outdoors event will begin at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl from 8pm, with organisers adamant the show will go on rain, hail or shine.

The Bureau warned a low pressure system developing on the NSW/ Victoria border will drag the storm risk “across much of Victoria” on Christmas Eve, bringing wet weather as the day progresses.

“Showers of course, by their nature, tend to be a little spotty a little hit and miss – so there’s still a chance we’ll get the carols in the dry but there’s a risk of showers across Melbourne City at that time of day,” said Mr Hines.While the eastern states could face a wet Christmas, multiple severe heatwave warnings remain in place for Western Australia.

The Bureau have issued a warning for the Pilbara, Gascoyne, North Interior and South Interior Districts, where temperatures could reach up to 45C.

The alert is currently in place until Boxing Day.

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