Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Central Coast and Whitsundays and parts of Central Highlands and Coalfields and Capricornia Forecast Districts.

Issued at 10:44 pm Tuesday, 14 January 2025.

Severe storms continue through the Central Highlands & Coalfields, approaching the Central Coast by midnight.

Weather Situation: A moist and unstable airmass lies through eastern parts of the state and is supported by an upper trough moving off the southeast Queensland coast. Severe thunderstorms are likely to continue for the next couple of hours, moving north and northeast and reaching parts of the Central Coast and Whitsundays around midnight. The severe storms should move offshore or ease during early Wednesday morning.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Mackay, Proserpine, Moranbah, Hamilton Island, Marlborough, St Lawrence, Sarina, Eungella and Airlie Beach.

Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, Herbert and Lower Burdekin and Central West districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.

107 km/h wind gust was recorded at Yeppoon at 8:03 pm.

6 to 8 cm hail was reported around Stanthorpe between 6:00 and 6:30 pm.

46.0 mm was recorded at Sutties Creek in the 30 minutes to 4:21 pm.

58.0 mm was recorded at Emerald Crest (near Mareeba) in the 60 minutes to 3:22 pm.

Emergency services advise people to:
* Park your car undercover away from trees.
* Close doors and windows.
* Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks.
* Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out.
* Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost.
* Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous.
* Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
* Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.