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South-east Queensland has been hit by more severe storms, with hail dumped in coastal areas and winds of more than 100km/h battering regions south-west of Brisbane.
In Warwick, about 140 kilometres west of the Gold Coast, roofs were torn off houses, trees and powerlines were sent crashing down, and the turf club had some of its facilities destroyed overnight.
The morning light revealed sheets of metal roofing littering the front lawns of Victoria Street, with the garage door of a house on the street also being ripped away during the storm.
Trees also toppled onto backyards and even into houses, though no injuries have been reported from the storm, which ripped through the town about 8.30pm (9.30pm AEDT) yesterday.
The Warwick Turf Club was forced to temporarily close after some of its facilities and infrastructure were destroyed.
The machinery shed was torn to pieces and collapsed within minutes, while part of the clubhouse roof also went flying.
“It’s a bit devastating,” track manager Maurice Monckton said.
“At the end of the day, at least the track’s still good.”
The golf club is also expected to be closed for several days, losing about $10,000 in trade as a result.
Despite the school being in what locals describe as “a mess”, it remained open today and hasn’t suffered significant damage.
A storm rolled through coastal areas this afternoon, dumping hail on the Brisbane CBD, Milton and Bardon, as well as Elanora and Palm Beach on the Gold Coast.
Lots of clean-up work remains following six weekends in a row of severe storms in south-east Queensland.
In Beachmere, on the mainland north of Brisbane near Bribie Island, which was smashed particularly hard at the weekend just passed, residents are complaining they’ve been forgotten.
“Everyone’s been over at Bribie, which obviously has a bigger population and potentially more damage than what we had, but our whole area has been without power since Monday,” resident Kim Thomas said.
Disaster payments have been activated for five south-east Queensland government areas, $180 for individuals and up to $900 for families.
Premier David Crisafulli suggested more could be done.
“The level of damage, both to individuals, to their homes and cars and to council infrastructure, warrants the federal government and the state government and the state government coming together and having a look at what opportunities are there to help residents in their hour of need,” he said.
