Early morning storm at St George. Report that Hotel lost part of its roof. Local SES assisted about 8 families who had their roofs damaged. Many trees were blown down. Electrical Inspector reported four power lines snapped at their base with a transformer damaged by a lightning strike. Total of 40 homes had their connection torn away. St George AWS reported a gust of 55kts at 09:23 EST. Some hail reported. Local flooding due to blocked drains