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Did you know the first photographs of lightning date back over 140 years? 🌩️ In 1847, Thomas Martin Easterly may have ca...
03/09/2025

Did you know the first photographs of lightning date back over 140 years? 🌩️ In 1847, Thomas Martin Easterly may have captured the very first strike on a daguerreotype. But it wasn’t until September 2, 1882, that William Jennings in Philadelphia produced the first widely recognized lightning photograph. Soon after, pioneers like Robert Haensel in Germany, Charles Moussette in France, and A.H. Binden in New England also succeeded in capturing the elusive thunderbolt – bringing the power of storms into focus for the very first time. ⚡

Heads up we have a short lived storm out near Harrisville that has just popped up. Small hail could be  present
02/09/2025

Heads up we have a short lived storm out near Harrisville that has just popped up.
Small hail could be  present

We’ve got a few coastal showers getting around this afternoon.  
02/09/2025

We’ve got a few coastal showers getting around this afternoon.  

Some areas of rain are starting to come onto radar at the moment; our weather camera shows it looking quite dark towards...
01/09/2025

Some areas of rain are starting to come onto radar at the moment; our weather camera shows it looking quite dark towards the northwest.

Today we anticipate a few showers to develop. Hopefully, they will assist in extinguishing the fires. Now, the question ...
01/09/2025

Today we anticipate a few showers to develop. Hopefully, they will assist in extinguishing the fires. Now, the question is when our next storm outbreak will occur, I am busting to chase!!.

Check out the smoke from the Wivenhoe fires this afternoon. Not for media use
31/08/2025

Check out the smoke from the Wivenhoe fires this afternoon.
Not for media use

OK, who updated the forecast to -1 for the Ipswich area And -3 for Stanthorpe!?
30/08/2025

OK, who updated the forecast to -1 for the Ipswich area And -3 for Stanthorpe!?

Update
30/08/2025

Update

PSPA declared, Wivenhoe Hill (Somerset)QPS Media on Aug 30, 2025 @ 4:28pmPolice have declared an emergency declaration u...
30/08/2025

PSPA declared, Wivenhoe Hill (Somerset)
QPS Media on Aug 30, 2025 @ 4:28pm
Police have declared an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) in Wivenhoe Hill (Somerset) this afternoon, 30 August.

Emergency services were called around 1.40pm to reports of a grass fire near the Brisbane Valley Highway.

A PSPA was subsequently declared with exclusion zones include Brisbane Valley Highway from Coominya Connection Road up to the Lake Wivenhoe Dam access road.

Police are assisting with evacuating residents and campers in the surrounding areas. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and seek alternative routes.

There is no further information at this time.

PREPARE TO LEAVE - Lakeview Drive, Alloway - Multiple Warnings - fire as at 3:30pm Saturday, 30 August 2025 Warning leve...
30/08/2025

PREPARE TO LEAVE - Lakeview Drive, Alloway - Multiple Warnings - fire as at 3:30pm Saturday, 30 August 2025

Warning level: WATCH AND ACT

Warning area: Between Gillens Creek Road and Gillens Creek

*** There are multiple warnings for this area. To see all current warnings, visit the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings website ***

A fast-moving fire is burning near Des Loeskow Road. It is travelling towards Gillens Creek.

Conditions could get worse quickly.

Firefighters are working to contain the fire. You should not expect a firefighter at your door. Firefighting aircraft are helping ground crews.

If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

What you should do:
- If you have a bushfire survival plan, follow it now.

- Prepare now so you can leave quickly if the bushfire gets close:

- Decide where you and the people you live with will go. This could be with family or a friend away from the fire. Plan how you will get there. Tell others where you will go.

- Charge mobile phones and power banks.

- Be ready to take your pets, pet food, pet lead or crate/carrier.

- Pack a bag with a mobile phone charger, enough clothes for five days, important documents (like ID, insurance papers, passports and photos), medicine, cash and keys.

- If you do not drive, call your support service, a family member or a friend to organise transport if you need to leave or want to leave.

- If you find it hard to move quickly, leaving now is your safest option.

- Keep medications close by.

- Move flammable items away from your house if you can.

- Help others if it’s safe to do so.

- Watch out for firefighters working in the area.

- Do not fly drones around the fire. Drones affect air operations.

- Stay informed:

- Keep checking the QFD Current Bushfires and Warnings website.

- Follow QFD on Facebook and X.com.

- Listen to your local radio station.


Impacts:
- The fire is likely to impact the community in the coming hours.

- Smoke can make it hard for some people to breathe.

- Smoke can make it hard to see when you are driving.

- Roads may be closed or impacted.

- Power, water, and mobile phone services may be impacted as the fire gets closer.

PREPARE TO LEAVE - The Glen (near Warwick) - fire as at 2:13pm Saturday, 30 August 2025 Warning level: WATCH AND ACT War...
30/08/2025

PREPARE TO LEAVE - The Glen (near Warwick) - fire as at 2:13pm Saturday, 30 August 2025

Warning level: WATCH AND ACT

Warning area: Between Granite Hills Road, Pikedale Road and Rockland Road

A fast-moving fire is burning near Pikedale Road.

Conditions could get worse quickly.

Firefighters are working to contain the fire. You should not expect a firefighter at your door.

If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero (000) immediately

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