At least one severe thunderstorm affected southeast Queensland in the afternoon of the 27th with the Toowoomba area reporting hail. About 15,000 homes lost power, mainly near Ipswich and Gatton. An associated wind gust of 91 km/h was recorded at the University of Queensland Gatton observing site. Albany Creek in Brisbane?s west was also badly affected with 3,500 homes left without power at the height of the storm. Hail was also reported from some centres on the Sunshine Coast. Heavy rainfall was recorded at Moorina Alert (near Caboolture). Thunderstorms in the early evening produced marble to golf ball sized hail at Warwick