Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Ipswich, Logan, Lockyer Valley and parts of Scenic Rim, Western Downs, Toowoomba, Gold Coast, Brisbane City and Somerset Council Areas.

Issued at 9:48 pm Wednesday, 26 November 2025.

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts tracking across the southeast.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 9:45 pm, severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds were detected near Boonah, Rathdowney, Cecil Plains and the area southwest of Toowoomba. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to northeast. They are forecast to affect Beaudesert, Toowoomba and the area between Boonah and Beaudesert by 10:15 pm and Logan Central, Laidley, Dalby and Gatton by 10:45 pm.

107 km/h wind gust recorded at Goondiwindi Airport at 6:26 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.