Sonali Tiwary
Queensland Storm Clean-Up Continues as 50,000 Homes Remain Without Power and Fresh Inland Storms Target Ipswich, Scenic Rim
Around 50,000 Queensland households remain without power this morning across Logan, Gympie, and the Fraser Coast as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts fresh severe thunderstorms developing inland across the Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley, and Ipswich region today. These systems carry renewed risks of flash flooding, large hail, and damaging winds across areas where 50,000 properties remain without electricity. Twenty-plus Logan schools remain closed.
If you are among the 50,000 Queensland households still without power today across Logan, Gympie, the Fraser Coast, or the Scenic Rim, prepare for further restoration delays this afternoon. Because the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts fresh thunderstorms across the Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley, and Ipswich today, field crews must pause elevated line work whenever lightning approaches. Regional flyers should also verify aircraft positioning after Wednesday night’s diversions.
Compound Storm Saturation, Restoration Sequencing, and Rockhampton’s Unexpected International Hub Role
Compound convective storms are hitting already saturated catchments and boggy access tracks. A passenger plane en route to Mackay was struck by lightning and forced to return to Brisbane because Mackay Airport only had one engineer on duty who could not certify the airframe for its next flight. Multiple flights including Qantas QF58 from Port Moresby diverted to Rockhampton Regional Airport, where emergency crews were already on the tarmac attending a Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 that had made an emergency landing over cabin fumes. Small domestic Rockhampton Regional Airport unexpectedly became one of Australia’s busiest international hubs Wednesday night.
Where are severe storms forecast to hit Queensland on Thursday as clean-up continues? The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts fresh severe thunderstorms on Thursday, November 12, developing inland across the Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley, and the Ipswich region. These systems carry renewed risks of flash flooding, large hail, and damaging winds across areas where 50,000 properties remain without electricity.
