Early morning thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall in some bayside suburbs. At Manly, 51mm was recorded in 20 minutes, 62mm in 30 minutes and 83mm in 60 minutes. More severe thunderstorms developed in the southeast during the afternoon. Some of these included: Noosa Heads, 125mm in 60 minutes and 208mm in 3 hours; Palmwoods, 87mm in 60 minutes; Lake Cooroibah 46mm in 20 minutes, 108mm in 60 minutes and 124mm in 3 hours; Sippy Downs 54mm in 30 minutes; Top of Brisbane 80 mm in 60 minutes; Jimna 73mm in 30 minutes. The storms caused widespread damage. Shops in Noosa were swamped by flood waters a metre deep. This triggered a landslip in Noosa that removed two thirds of the width of the road to a depth of about 6 metres for approximately 12 metres. At Tewantin a woman was injured when struck by lightning while dining on the balcony of a restaurant, her spoon acted as lightning conductor. Further north, near Gympie, the Bruce Highway was one of many roads cut by floodwater. An unspecified number of homes were inundated by water, together with some businesses in Gympie. Wind damage was also reported in and around Gympie, with trees and power lines down and several homes and an Equestrian Centre losing part or all of their roofs. Birdsville also recorded a wind gust of 91 km/h during a thunderstorm