A woman has died after being crushed by a tree as a violent storm swept through southeast Queensland.
The “extremely localized” storm system hit parts of the state Friday night, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and even hail.
Queensland Ambulance confirmed the storm caused a tree to fall on the 62-year-old woman, who was at a property at Lockyer Waters in Lockyer Valley, 62 miles west of Brisbane, about 5.45pm.
Rescuers worked to save the woman for more than an hour, but she was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 7 p.m., a spokesperson said.
A deadly storm in Queensland crushed an elderly woman on Friday.9News
Storms in the area knocked down power lines, leaving 2,300 Lockyer Valley residents without power. Traffic accidents, strong winds, hail and isolated heavy falls were also recorded.
Locals took to social media to share images of hail covering their properties, with one Facebook user calling the scene a spring “winter wonderland.”
The photos showed a dense layer of hail that covered the ground almost completely, while trees leaned in the wind.
2,300 Lockyer Valley residents were left without power.9News Hail covered many properties during the storm.9News
BOM spokesperson Kimba Wond said Gatton recorded 54 mph winds during the storm, while Laidley was drenched by nearly an inch of rain in just 10 minutes.
He said the system had exceeded forecasters’ expectations.
Severe thunderstorm warnings for heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and large hail have been issued for people in the forecast districts of Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and the south-east coast, and the councils of Somerset, South Burnett, Toowoomba, Lockyer Valley and Moreton Bay. areas.
Both warnings were canceled around 6:30 p.m.
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