Overview
- State Emergency Service crews logged about 300 requests for help, mostly for damaged or leaking roofs, smashed windows and downed trees across multiple councils.
- Hailstones up to about 9 centimetres were recorded at Pratten on the Southern Downs, with extensive damage to vehicles and buildings reported.
- Nine people were injured at Esk State School’s 150th anniversary fair, with several taken to hospital in stable condition after hail struck the event.
- Roughly 2,500 to 2,600 customers remained without power on Sunday morning as restoration continued, and residents were urged to avoid fallen powerlines.
- Meteorologists described Saturday’s activity as supercell-driven, citing wind gusts above 100 km/h and brief bursts of heavy rain in Brisbane, with further isolated severe storms still possible.