Severe hailstorm the size of tennis balls strikes parts of Australia

Sha Sha Atkins shows the size of the hail in Oakey

Hailstones the size of tennis balls have turned the streets of Oakey white.

 

A freak hailstorm showered parts of the Darling Downs with hail between 3.50pm and 4.20pm this afternoon.

 

Hail has also been reported in Highfields and Pittsworth.

 

Houses and cars in Oakey have sustained damage from the hail.

 

The Bureau of Meteorology says severe thunderstorms are no longer affecting the Southeast Queensland area.

 

While the immediate threat of severe thunderstorms has passed, the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings will be issued if necessary, a spokesman for the bureau said.

 

A more general severe thunderstorm warning remains current for the Wide Bay and Burnett and parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast districts.

Courtesy of thechronicle.com.au

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