’Very dangerous’ storm hits south-east Queensland as Christmas heavy weather begins | ABC News

Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for southern Queensland on Christmas Eve. Flash flooding, damaging winds, and large hail were forecast for Toowoomba, Brisbane, Dalby, Caboolture, Ipswich and Redcliffe. Nine centimetre hail was recorded in Burpengary, and 8cm hail in Dayboro, while Wivenhoe Dam recorded 58mm of rain in 30 minutes. A warning has also been issued for damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain in the Northern Tablelands of NSW. Senior meteorologist at the weather bureau, Angus Hines, has urged people to stay up to date with the most current weather warnings. Subscribe: Read more here: ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: Like ABC News on Facebook: Follow ABC News on Instagram: Follow ABC News on Twitter: Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia