- On Sunday night Brisbane became the latest city to be hit by stunning thunderstorms that lit up the night sky
- One man was struck by lightning during the ferocious storms that rained down on Queensland’s southeast
- Similar wild weather battered New South Wales and Victoria earlier this month as the freakish conditions continued
The
freakish weather in Australia continued on Sunday night when Brisbane
became the latest city to be hit by stunning thunderstorms that lit up
the night sky.
It was more like a scene from War of the Worlds as the lightning rained down onto the city in amazing flashes of colour.
The Courier Mail reported
that during the ferocious storms in Queensland’s southeast a man
was struck by lightning, while another man was electrocuted after being
hit by fallen power lines.
Australia has been experiencing freak
weather in recent weeks and lightning was seen spectacularly flashing
east of Kangaroo Point in Brisbane on Sunday night
It was like a scene from War of the
Worlds as one man was struck by lightning during the ferocious storms in
Queensland’s southeast
More storms like this are forecast for
the Summer months. On Sunday roads were blocked for hours by fallen
trees and power lines after the spectacular storms in Brisbane
The
Bureau of Meteorology has predicted a long hot summer ahead with more
powerful thunderstorms on the menu in the coming months.
On Sunday Energex stated that 107,000 lightning strikes were sighted in parts of Queensland's southeast.
Ipswich, which is 40km west of Brisbane, was particularly badly hit and there was significant damage in the area.
'Trees
went through roofs, walls and fences were blown over and roads were
blocked for hours by fallen trees and power lines after the storm,” he
said in a statement on Monday,' Ipswich Councillor Paul Tully said.
'This storm closed in quickly and is a sign of a long, hot, wet summer.'
Wild weather hit both Sydney and Melbourne earlier this month as the freakish conditions continued
Thunderstorms have already rained down on parts of New South Wales and Victoria in November
Hailstones
the size of eggs fell to earth in the suburbs of Rocklea, Acacia Ridge,
Archerfield and Corinda, the Bureau of Meteorology reported.
Warwick police constable Ian Buckmaster said that wind gusts were recorded in Ipswich in excess of 125km/h.
'It’s probably the worst wind I would have experienced. It was quite freaky,' he told the ABC.
This is just the latest in wild weather and dynamic storms that also battered Sydney and Melbourne a fortnight ago.
Thunderstorms
hit parts of New South Wales and Victoria. Sydney was lashed with
storms and heavy rain with temperatures hovering around a humid 26
degrees.
Extreme weather warnings were issued then for western New South Wales, as damaging winds and large hail stones rained down.
Severe
thunderstorms produced damaging winds, heavy rainfall that may lead to
flash flooding and large hailstones, which affected the likes of
Mildura, Bendigo, Shepparton, Seymour, Melbourne, Wodonga, Wangaratta,
Traralgon and Bairnsdale.
The
wild storms are the latest in a line to batter Australian cities
recently, with both Melbourne's famed horse racing 'Oaks Day' drenched
and Sydney also being hit by a rare 'tsunami cloud' in the first week of
November.
There have also been thunderstorms in central Queensland during November
A storm moved in over Allianz Stadium in Sydney ahead of the round 5 A-League match between Sydney FC and the Brisbane Roar
Severe weather warnings were issued in parts of New South Wales and Victoria ahead of the extreme conditions two weeks ago
The wild storms are the latest in a line to batter Australian cities recently, with Sydney being hit by a rare 'tsunami cloud'
