A severe squall line moved across southeast Queensland. The Brisbane bayside suburbs of Wynnum and Manly were the worst affected. Trees were uprooted, houses unroofed, power lines brought down, and $5 million worth of damage was done to 20 luxury yachts in the Manly harbour. The Wynnum shopping centre was forced to close after much of it became flooded. In total 40,000 homes were blacked out by the event. A Sunshine Coast woman was hospitalised after being struck by lightning