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YSbKGs7O_bigger.jpgGemma Donahoe@gemmadonahoe Queensland weather is WILD. This car was parked outside Aussie World on the Sunshine Coast when hail started pelting down. #qldweather EJjcDRtVUAAFGj3?format=jpg&name=medium 13 5:11 PM - Nov 17, 2019 · Sunshine Coast, Queensland Twitter Ads info and privacy
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siJ6RHpP_bigger.jpgLaureen Maschek 1f469-1f3fb-200d-1f680.png2764.png@LaureenMaschek From fire to this! Southeast Queensland. This was the storm we endured this afternoon. hDj5oirfU2xGj1ZW?format=jpg&name=medium 44 5:05 PM - Nov 17, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy
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A severe warning for giant hailstones and destructive winds has been issued from Gympie to south of Brisbane.
The most dangerous storm is on the Sunshine Coast where the cricket ball size hail was observed.
Ms Hoff said no storms were expected in the Darling Downs area or the Scenic Rim where concerning bushfires were continuing to burn.
But strong winds had been detected with gusts of 57km/h recorded at Dalby and 50km/h at Stanthorpe.
There would be no widespread significant rainfall in areas affected by the thunderstorm but up to 35mm could fall on the Sunshine Coast,
Most areas would record just five to 15mm, Ms Hoff said.
xRuczeCO_bigger.jpgQld Fire & Emergency ✔@QldFES Please follow the advice of @BOM_au if you are in the path of this storm. Remember to dial 132 500 for SES assistance and Triple Zero (000) in an emergency. https://twitter.com/BOM_Qld/status/1195904086497021952 … Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland ✔@BOM_Qld A supercell capable of giant hail and damaging winds has developed just east of Woodford. It is likely to affect the southern Sunshine Coast. Other severe storms are possible. Warnings: http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ EJi0batX0AEXNDl?format=jpg&name=medium 25 2:20 PM - Nov 17, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy
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It came as residents west of Brisbane in the Ravensbourne area were told to evacuate as a large, out of control bushfire bore down.
An emergency warning was issued for a blaze part of the Pechey fire responsible for blackening 3400 hectares in the past five days.
Across the state, 85 fires were burning on Sunday afternoon, but those of most concern were the ones at Pechey, north of Toowoomba, and Moreton Island off Brisbane along with those in the Scenic Rim at Mt Barney, Clumber and Tarome.
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Scenic Rim Mayor Greg Christensen fears only rain will stop fires there but there is little forecast.
"Everyone needs to be on their toes," he told AAP.
"At the moment these fires will still be running next weekend."
About 50 Scenic Rim farmers have already lost up to 50km of fencing and fodder in the fires, Mr Christensen said.
Many, who are also volunteer firefighters, are exhausted from battling bushfires that first hit the region in September.
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