Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecaster Matthew Bass said "the conditions were quite unusual". "The winds we saw across Brisbane are a specific type of microburst called a dry microburst," he said.

The heatwave gripping Queensland is set to intensify today before a cooler change sweeps through in time for the Australia Day long weekend.

“The greatest risk is really on eastern side of Cape York Peninsula, about the North Tropical Coast in particular, and ...

Brisbane has been hammered by an “intense microburst” that ripped a roof off a building in New Farm and while hail was ...

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Brisbane, Moreton Bay and Somerset council area residents on Monday afternoon, but it has since been cancelled. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM ...

Severe weather is impacting parts of Northern Queensland, with thousands told to evacuate ahead of life-threatening flooding ...

About 1,600 properties were left without power in the South Burnett, north-west of Brisbane, after damaging ... 5:09am — with BOM warning the heavy rainfall "may lead to flash flooding".

Residents survey the damage after the microburst storm hit suburbs in Brisbane’s east ... power across Carina and Carindale. The Bureau of Meteorology’s Dean Narramore explained that the ...

Tanya Plibersek has sought an ‘urgent briefing’ on the management of the Bureau of Meteorology after it was revealed it was using hundreds of millions of dollars in maintenance funds to cover cost ...

Hail was reported in Brisbane CBD including parts of Bowen Hills and Lutwyche following the “intense microburst”. The Bureau of Meteorology recorded 35km/h wind gusts across Brisbane at the ...