At least seven tornadoes ripped through South Australia on the day of the statewide blackout in September, a new report by the Bureau of Meteorology says. Severe storms tore down three major transmission lines in the state’s mid-north, overloading the main interconnector with Victoria and causing a power outage across all of SA. “Multiple supercell…
Airport staircase slams into Qantas plane as ‘mini tornado’ batters Queensland bringing the strongest winds in 30 years
A ‘mini-tornado’ ripped through parts of Queensland on Sunday bringing the strongest winds in more than 30 years. Three planes were damaged at Brisbane Airport as cyclone-strength gusts of 160km/h sent sets of stairs and a water tank flying across the tarmac. Dozens of flights were also delayed or diverted after the runway lights lost…
Mildura mini tornado: Merbein residents face days of clean-up after freak storm
Residents at Merbein, near Mildura in Victoria’s far north-west, still face days of clean-up after Friday’s mini tornado, which swept through the town damaging homes and felling trees. SES crews from across Victoria were travelling to affected areas on Saturday to assist local volunteers with the clean-up. Merbein, west of Mildura, was hardest hit with…
SA weather: Blyth residents cleaning up after tornado sweeps through state’s mid north
Blyth residents are picking up the pieces after a tornado landed in South Australia’s mid north at the height of ongoing storms on Wednesday. Local resident Paula told ABC 891 Adelaide she had just picked up her boy from school when she looked in her rear-view mirror and saw a tornado approaching. “I went into…