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The Amberley weather station recorded 25.2mm in the 24 hours to 9am on Sunday. Springfield Lakes resident Peter Morcus, whose roof was smashed in the storm on Halloween night, said the area received plenty of rain over the weekend. He and wife Kathy are staying with their son, who lives just five minutes away from their home. “We’ve had a lot of rain around here,” he said. “We’ve just got the tarps (on the roof) at the moment. “It’s a slow process (to get it replaced by the insurer). “A little bit of rain was getting in to the house.

Premium Content Subscriber only THE damage bill for the destructive hailstorms that swept through Ipswich on October 31 has exceeded $300 million, with insurance companies receiving more than 26,000 claims. Hail the size of cricket balls caused widespread damage to homes and vehicles across Rosewood, Thagoona, Willowbank, Springfield and Springfield Lakes. At Springfield Lakes, hundreds of homeowners watched helplessly as roof tiles were cracked apart by massive hail, causing internal water damage and complete ceiling collapse in many homes. Hundreds of families had no choice but to leave the...