Welcome to the Weather Crisis Centre

On this page you will find up to date information about current severe weather events in Brisbane, Queensland. Click the headings below to find information you need to stay safe and be informed.

Each section has specific and tailored information for your specific needs during this time, but if you need more support, important contacts can be found below

Life Threatening Emergency 000
Energex Emergencies 13 19 62
Energex Outages 13 62 62
SES Assistance 132 500
Households without power:

18k

Restoration:
Last hour 2,100
Next hour 2,000
Next 2 hours 5,000
Restored
At Risk
Blackout
-3 hours
now
+3 hours (estimated)

Storm will reach your location in 30 minutes

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning for this storm

  • Damaging winds
  • Heavy rain
  • Large hail

Estimated 50 minutes until safe in your current location

Twitter

Energex

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Blackouts likely in the South-West suburbs within 30 minutes. Life support customers call 000. 7k customers without power in the greater Brisbane area. Check website for updates ttp://bit.ly/12345678

The Bureau of Meteorology

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WARNING UPDATE for VERY DANGEROUS Severe #QldStorm forecast to affect Beaudesert & Mt Tamborine. Severe storms also forecast for Brisbane, Redcliffe & Caloundra. Storms are likely to produce damaging winds, heavy rain and large hail. Warnings: http://bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/

Where do you need to go?

Transport Options

Based on weather, traffic, your current location and your destination:

You should stay where you are.

Trafffic congestion and accidents on all major routes to your destination. Public transport delays affecting routes to your destination. Travelling by car could be up to 5 minutes faster, but you will contribute to the congestion.

Based on your location:

If possible,

  • Stay indoors
  • Set the aircon to 24 degrees
  • Turn off any pool pumps
  • Beware of flash flooding