1/21A car is flooded on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
GALLERY: Wild weather smashes Coast
Streets were flooded and cars were underwater as the Gold Coast was smashed by a very dangerous thunderstorm which dumped 120mm of rain in an hour.
2/21A car is flooded on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
3/21A car underwater at Molendinar. Photo: Sylvia Dc
4/21Cars go under during flooding on the Gold Coast. Picture: 7 News
5/21Flooding in Johnston Street, Southport. Picture: 7 News Brisbane
6/21Motorists on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
7/21A car is flooded on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
8/21Motorists on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
9/21Motorists on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
10/21People look on at Broadwater Parklands Station on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
11/21Rain floods the entryway to a car park in Southport. Picture: Emily Halloran
12/21A car drives through water on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
13/21A car is flooded on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
14/21A car drives through water on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
15/21A car is flooded on Queen St in Southport after a storm lashes the Gold Coast. Photograph : Jason O’Brien
16/21Traffic backed up on the Gold Coast Highway at Southport following a severe storm. Picture: Emily Halloran
17/21Thunder storms hit Brisbane. Friday December 13, 2019. (AAP image, John Gass)
18/21Thunder storms hit Brisbane. Friday December 13, 2019. (AAP image, John Gass)
19/21Streets are flooding around Brisbane as storm hits the city on Friday afternoon. Crosby Rd, Hamilton, Brisbane, 13th of December 2019. (AAP Image/Attila Csaszar)
20/21Streets are flooding around Brisbane as storm hits the city on Friday afternoon. Crosby Rd, Hamilton, Brisbane, 13th of December 2019. (AAP Image/Attila Csaszar)
21/21Streets are flooding around Brisbane as storm hits the city on Friday afternoon. Crosby Rd, Hamilton, Brisbane, 13th of December 2019. (AAP Image/Attila Csaszar)
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