25/12/2025
UPDATE: An exclusion zone remains in place in Southport after a fierce Christmas Day storm caused a crane to collapse and forced the evacuation of a neighbouring tourist park. DETAILS: https://bit.ly/4pbQx7o
A fierce storm has swept across parts of the Gold Coast, interrupting Christmas Day celebrations and knocking out power to hundreds of homes. The severe cell moved in from the southwest, bringing very strong winds, heavy rain and hail in some areas. A wind gust of 83 km/h was recorded at the Seaway....