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Radars

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar....=1&lye=1&lyf=1

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.shtml

Warning.

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20038.html

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 3:15 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near the area northwest of Toowoomba, Albany Creek, Enoggera, the area south of Helidon and Mulgowie. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to southeast. They are forecast to affect Toowoomba, Cleveland and Strathpine by 3:45 pm and Ipswich, Beaudesert, Laidley and Gatton by 4:15 pm.

LouiseR

I'm near Strathpine and the thunder has started here. It was a lot worse last night at about midnight, I thought the house was going to cave in!

cookiestar

Loud thunder up here in North Lakes about 15 minutes ago, but virtually no rain.

Yet again, I managed to sleep through last night and completely missed the fact that there was a storm.

Rudi

I left the house around 1.30 today and debated whether to take the dog as she goes MENTAL during storms and escapes.......I am glad I took her becuase it was thundering by 3pm and it still rumbling now....She is currently snuggled on the sofa with my daughter!

Love

Rudi
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Pollyana

Lots of hail being reported in places around Brisbane.......Albany Creek, Ferny Grove, Wynnum and Bulimba amongst others.

jad n rich

Wish we could get some here, its real hot and muggy despite gusty winds (northly ones) nice cool hail, I could roll around in it

cookiestar

Still no real rain here, though the sky is really, really dark now. It was 36 degrees on my car temp gauge earlier though.

Husband is driving back from Gatton just now - hope the roads are ok.

cookiestar

I spoke too soon - the heavens have opened big style here now

tony4563

In the two visits to Brissie I've had, I've never experience a storm. It rained like stair rods one time but no thunder or lightning.

How bad are they exactly and what precautions should you take at home or outside?

Rudi

We all have bunkers built under our homes and retreat into those

Love

Rudi
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ABCDiamond

I've been meaning to ask that since I arrived here in 2002.

Sometimes I turn my computer off if it looks really bad.

bcworld

Roll on the storm season eh!

tony4563

Is it that bad you have to unplug tv aeriels and computers

Rudi

Sometimes when it gets very wild I go around and unplug most of my stuff!!!

Love

Rudi
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ABCDiamond

Lightning can fry anything. In the UK many years ago, when portable home phones had telescopic aerials on the handset and the wall unit, we had a storm and I saw the flash between the two aerials. The phone was then dead.

If that happens to a computer, and fries the drive... And it does happen. Although, to be honest I lost more modems in the UK (one) to lighting than I have here (none).