It has been a time of extreme weather across south-east Queensland, with scorching temperatures and dangerous thunderstorms. An intense afternoon storm cell hit the Gold Coast before a microburst damaged homes, brought down trees and cut power to tens of thousands of homes in Brisbane.
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00:00Short, sharp, severe, a surprise microburst leaving a trail of destruction.
00:09Trees were toppled, one came crashing down on this home.
00:12We're just very grateful that neither of the tenants were home at the time, where the trees
00:18collapsed was actually their bedroom.
00:20The damage stretching to nearby Seven Hills.
00:23Police rang us and told us that there were trees across the power lines and struck the
00:27house.
00:28More than 25,000 people lost power.
00:32That's crazy looking.
00:33The Gold Coast was also in the firing line, pelted by giant hail.
00:38The storms followed a summer scorcher.
00:41A hot day called for the essentials at Surfers Paradise.
00:45Hat on, sun cream on all the time.
00:47We like to put on as much sunscreen as we can and reapply every two hours.
00:52Beachgoers beat the heat in the surf and on the sand.
00:57Don't come without the umbrella because it's just too hot.
00:59We're under the cabana here, keeping nice and cool.
01:01Like they say, between 11 and 3, stay under a tree.
01:05No ocean in Ipswich, locals sought the next best thing.
01:09It's an extremely hot day so we're out to hit the pool and cool down.
01:13Brisbane baked.
01:14At 37, it was hotter here than in Birdsville.
01:18Some worked up a sweat in harsh humidity.
01:21Kids swarmed South Bank.
01:23A cold treat in hot demand for everyone.
01:27We're seeing the first heatwave of the year in South East Queensland.
01:30A tough day's work was made even tougher.
01:34In Nambour, a refreshing dip or dive.
01:37It's literally bursting with hotness.
01:41Spare a thought though for those out west.
01:44In 44 degree heat, this dog had the right idea.
01:48Few others brave enough to go outside.
01:51A cooler change should take the edge off from tonight,
01:55with temperatures expected to return to average
01:58in the south east tomorrow.
02:00Summer heat complete with summer storms.