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Bureau warns of severe thunderstorms, hail, destructive winds

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South-east Queensland and parts of eastern Australia face severe thunderstorm warnings with potential for giant hail, destructive winds up to 120 km/h, heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding, and possible tornado-like conditions. The Bureau of Meteorology predicts peak times for these storms will be in the late morning and afternoon as heat builds. Recent events include hailstones up to 10 centimetres and over 50 millimetres of rain recorded within 30 minutes in some areas on Monday.

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As of November 3, 2026, the Bureau of Meteorology has issued warnings for severe thunderstorms and large hail in Southeast Queensland and parts of New South Wales, following an overnight hail dump that caused significant damage. The weather bureau predicts dangerous conditions, including damaging winds, heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding, and potentially giant hailstones up to 10 centimeters in diameter. This warning came after severe storms battered areas such as Maryborough and Gympie in Queensland on Monday, with hail reports reaching up to four centimeters near Toowoomba. The bureau advises that peak times for severe storm activity will be late morning through afternoon, as two weather systems are set to converge over the region. Affected areas include the Darling Downs, Granite Belt, Wide Bay-Burnett, and southern parts of the Central Highlands in Queensland, along with the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast regions in NSW.

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Queensland GPE · 4× Johnson PERSON · 3× Australia GPE · 1× Christie Johnson PERSON · 1× Glenwood GPE · 1× Gympie GPE · 1× Maryborough GPE · 1× Toowoomba GPE · 1× Yarraman GPE · 1× the Bureau of Meteorology ORG · 1×

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While some severe thunderstorm warnings had been cancelled by the bureau on Tuesday morning, Johnson said troughs were already moving over parts of Queensland, with two systems set to converge by the afternoon.

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2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Bureau warns of severe thunderstorms, hail, destructive winds · mixed framing

Claims (15 extracted, 4 hedged)

South-east Queensland is on alert for another round of severe thunderstorms, with the weather bureau warning of giant hail and destructive winds. asserted

bureau → warn → hail

Broad parts of eastern Australia could be impacted by the system, the Bureau of Meteorology said, but regions most likely to cop intense conditions were the south-east coast, Darling Downs, Granite Belt, Wide Bay-Burnett and southern parts of the Central Highlands. uncertain

regions → impact → Highlands

“These storms may produce damaging to destructive winds, large to giant hail and heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding,” meteorologist Christie Johnson said. uncertain

Johnson → produce → flooding

“Basically, any storms that develop from now do have the potential to become severe. asserted

that → develop → potential

“Peak times for severe storms will be as we get more heat coming in through the day, so particularly into the late morning and through the afternoon. asserted

heat → get → afternoon

The warning arrived less than 24 hours after storms battered parts of Queensland including the Wide Bay-Burnett region, Maryborough and Gympie on Monday. asserted

storms → arrive → Monday

Hail stones up to 10 centimetres were reported at Glenwood near the Fraser Coast, up to four centimetres in Yarraman near Toowoomba, and through parts of the Northern Rivers in NSW. asserted

stones → report → NSW

“We also saw more than 50 millimetres of rainfall recorded at Cooroy on the Sunshine Coast in just 30 minutes yesterday afternoon,” Johnson said. asserted

Johnson → see → minutes

systems → cancel → afternoon

“That combination is why we’re looking at having a very significant storm, particularly over south-eastern Queensland today,” she said. asserted

she → look → Queensland

Destructive winds of 120km/h were possible, with the strength to bring down trees and powerlines. asserted

winds → bring → trees

Johnson said tornado-like conditions weren’t out of the question, but said it would be in the context of “really busy weather”. asserted

it → say → weather

“Any supercell thunderstorm does, by definition … have the risk that it could produce tornadoes,” she said. uncertain

she → have → tornadoes

It’s much more likely that we’ll just get damage from the destructive winds out of the supercell itself.” asserted

we → ’ → supercell

The bureau encouraged anyone in affected areas across to check weather updates, as storm warnings could change throughout the day. uncertain

warnings → encourage → day