Severe thunderstorms produced heavy rain with Springbrook recording 78 mm in 60 minutes. Aramac, approximately 100 kilmetres north east of Longreach, received major damage during a thunderstorm. Around 40 of the town?s 170 homes were severely damaged, and almost every home suffered some damage from extreme wind gusts and hail. Some homes and sheds had roofs torn off, others were picked up and thrown, some totally destroyed. Very large trees were torn apart, some uprooted, others twisted off at their bases. The wind was so strong that an 18 tonne semi trailer was tipped over. There was millions of dollars worth of damage