A major hailstorm occurred on the Gold Coast with the worst affected areas being Currumbin, Palm Beach, and Coolangatta. Hail was golf ball to cricket ball sized. Many cars and 400 homes were damaged and many birds and animals at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary were killed.

A Qantas jet was damaged and forced to land shortly after taking off into the hailstorm. Another major severe storm moved from the Samford/Mt Nebo area through Brisbane's northern suburbs and Redcliffe. This produced hail up to golf ball size and significant wind damage, particularly in the Samford/Mt Nebo area where 90 homes were damaged. Other severe storms occurred in the Esk / Laidley / Ipswich area where there was tree and power line damage and some roof damage.

At south Burnett tree and roof damage at Eidsvold and Blackbutt, golf ball sized hail in the Nanango and Burnett Heads areas. At Baralaba golf ball sized hail was reported. At Warwick hail to 5cm with a 100km/h wind gust and some flash flooding occurred. As far north as Rockhampton a 94km/h wind gust occurred. Insurance claims for the event totalled $15-20 million