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UPDATE 12.10PM: Motorists have been urged to take care on Coast roads as several remain blocked off due to fallen trees and powerlines. Sunshine Coast Council has asked residents to avoid: Mary Street, Nambour - closed to all traffic with multiple power lines and trees down. Signage is in place to redirect motorists Whites Road in Kunda Park and Vises Road at Forest Glen are heavily impacted, but passable with traffic control on-site Cotton Tree Aquatic Centre - access road closed due to a large tree down blocking exit areas. Other roads affected: Nambour - Vernon Street, Elizabeth Street, Arundell Avenue
Login to follow Parts of the Sunshine Coast were lashed by a powerful hailstorm which caused property damage, fallen trees and power outages on Wednesday night. Hail struck major suburbs including Nambour, Maroochydore and Cotton Tree, and more than 8000 homes were without power in parts of Palmwoods, Nambour, Eudlo Creek and Buderim. About the same time firefighters were also tasked to Holly Green Crescent in Palmwoods after a tree reportedly fell on a house, bringing powerlines down as well. Nambour State Emergency Service crews received more than 100 calls during and after the storm and were still responding to more than 60 on Thursday morning.
WEATHER REPORT AND TIDES
Showers are finally becoming less likely on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Temperatures are expected to remain at a high of 25C throughout the Coast, except Maleny where the thermometer it is again predicted to reach only 22C.
Winds are southerly 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Low tide will be at 0.34m at 10.50am, high at 1.04m at 4.41pm and again low at 0.43m at 10.11pm.
Still seeing #rainfall in some areas today, after the dumping which saw 60-80mm falls around Bris & the Gold Coast in the 24hrs to 9am, 80-100mm on the Sunshine Coast & 150mm at Maleny. #Surf remains hazardous for Fraser Island, Sunshine & Gold Coasts https://t.co/mTR3eerMhgpic.twitter.com/0LlpoHgLJuâ Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM Qld) April 6, 2021