Severe Thunderstorm Warning This Morning?

[Scalem]

I'm sure that the majority of us listen to the radio and look outside closely to see its looking a little overcast this morning.... But if the last thing you do is check Ausfish before heading out for a fish, look at what was issued by the Bureau.

Issued at 5:59 am Saturday, 8 October 2011.


The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 6:00 am, very dangerous thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Toowoomba and the area north of Toowoomba.


Thunderstorms are moving towards the east.


Very dangerous thunderstorms are forecast to affect Laidley, Gatton and the area west of Esk by 6:30 am and Ipswich, Boonah and Esk by 7:00 am.


They are forecast to affect the ranges north of Jandowae by 6:30 am and Kingaroy, the area northwest of Kingaroy and Lake Boondooma by 7:00 am.


Damaging winds and large hailstones are likely.


** CORRECTION ** A wind gust of 139 km/hr was observed at Oakey at 5:30am

Hope nobody gets caught out. Looks menacing on the BOM.

Scalem

[Back In Black]

Scalem,
Just look on BOM & it looks big & angry! Glad I'm going out tomorrow!
Tony

[PinHead]

it is passing over us now..a bit of thunder..some drizzle and absolutely no wind.

[Mrs Ronnie H]

Hi
woke at 5.30 and all was daylight. Woke at 7.30 was pretty dark and thought i could hear thunder. Looked on BOM. Some heavy rain for about 10 mins, plenty of wind and now it is just medium light rain and breeze. Thank god no hail as car was on front lawn.

Bill has been wanting to go for a fish all week-- kept telling him the weather was going to be bad.

Cheers
Ronnie

[Neil81]

its absolutly pissing down in ipswich at the moment, strong winds, thunder and lightning. im suppose to be heading to north stradebroke for a fishing club trip in an hour :(
It started before 6am and still going strong now at 8am, hate to be on the water when this one makes it there

[Scalem]

An hour and a half later and all the red bits on radar have gone and it does not even look challenging for the new drainage I have installed around the pergola area.. Bit of a fizzer so far. Still not boating weather, Tim D and I will make some jigheads instead:D

Scalem

[charlie09]

Its just gone over my place at Bald Hills. Just heavy rain and some wind nothing as server as the BOM stated, thankfully cause both the car and boat are outside so the wife can put her precious little I20 in the garage :-?

Cheers
Vince

[Shawn 66]

72329A picture from the Pine River at 0400 this morning.

Shawn

[Scalem]

Pink sky in morning, sailors warning?

[craigie]

We just got a pizzling out at Somerset Dam !!

Was getting ready for a daybreak fish and red claw session, looked up to see dark clouds rolling in !! 10 min later, heavy rain, lightning and thunder with gusty winds !!
Camp has copped a good flooding, still drizzling now, been raining for hour and a half and looks like more to come......

Cheers
Craigie.

[robvee]

Perfect off the Tweed at 4:30am. Clear skies with light winds.
Caught a few squire around 40cm off 9mile.
Saw dark clouds and lighntening approach from NW at 9am, so we motored back in at full throttle in glassed out conditions.
But nothing like BOM was predicting .... many boats stayed out on the reef when we headed back [ Fishawn & Carnster included .... so watch out for his report later :-) ]
Spearo got a 120cm kingie at Fido's, and heaps of metre + Jew frames at the ramp.

[jason p]

its was hammering down here on the sunny coast at around 0930-1000, lightning thunder, wind gusts of at least 30 to 40kn. now @ 1030 its steady rain with 0 wind.

jp

[davo74]

A news reports that a fishing vessel was struck by lightning off cape moreton yesterday and the crew had to be rescued.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/three-fishermen-winched-to-safety-after-boat-struck-by-lightning-east-of-cape-moreton/story-e6freoof-1226161970932