Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in parts of Central Highlands and Coalfields, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Maranoa and Warrego Forecast Districts.

Issued at 1:33 pm Monday, 3 November 2025.

Gusty thunderstorms occurring over the southern and central interior of Queensland.

Weather Situation: A surface trough over the western Darling Downs will move east this afternoon and evening into a humid, unstable air mass over the southeast inland of Queensland, generating mostly isolated severe thunderstorms.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Emerald, Goondiwindi, Rolleston, Springsure, Carnarvon National Park, Tara, Chinchilla, Miles, Blackwater, Dysart and Comet.

96 km/h wind gust recorded at Roma at 12:12 pm.

Emergency services advise people to:
* Park your car undercover away from trees.
* Close doors and windows.
* Keep asthma medications close by. Storms and wind can trigger asthma attacks.
* Charge mobile phones and power banks in case the power goes out.
* Put your pets somewhere safe and make sure they can be identified in case they get lost.
* Do not drive now unless you have to because conditions are dangerous.
* Tell friends, family and neighbours in the area.
* Go inside a strong building now. Stay inside until the storm has passed.