At approximately 4.30pm a timber house at Cedar Pocket (approx. 6 km east of Gympie) was very badly damaged by winds associated with a thunderstorm. A witness described swirling debris lifted 300ft into the air, although no funnel was sighted. Another witness observed a V-shaped funnel cloud on the outskirts of Gympie. A storm chaser reported the pattern of tree damage suggested a tornado