Overview
- The Bureau of Meteorology has active severe thunderstorm warnings for the Southeast Coast, Wide Bay and Burnett, and Capricornia, including Gayndah, Gin Gin, Miriam Vale, Childers and Biggenden.
- Forecasters warn of damaging winds, large to giant hail and flash flooding, with supercell thunderstorms possible on Saturday and isolated tornadoes not ruled out.
- Multiple surface troughs and a humid air mass are driving widespread instability, with the upper-level trough set to amplify storm severity heading into the weekend.
- Far North Queensland is enduring a multi-day heatwave north of Cairns, with temperatures in the high 30s to low 40s and conditions expected to expand across the northern interior.
- Authorities advise residents to secure property, park vehicles away from trees and avoid nonessential driving, as recent storms already caused power outages and heavy rain in Brisbane.