1/9Photographer and Mackay resident Marty Strecker took these amazing shots of the lightning over the city last night. Images by Marty Strecker. MUST CREDIT
Passing trough causes rainfall for Mackay region
A trough that passed through Mackay caused some storms and more than 80mm of rain for parts of the region
2/9Photographer and Mackay resident Marty Strecker took these amazing shots of the lightning over the city last night. Images by Marty Strecker. MUST CREDIT
3/9Photographer and Mackay resident Marty Strecker took these amazing shots of the lightning over the city last night. Images by Marty Strecker. MUST CREDIT
4/9Photo of the storm as it passed through Mackay yesterday. Picture: Amber Jane Manteit
5/9Photo of the storm as it passed through Mackay yesterday. Picture: Amber Jane Manteit
6/9More images of the storm as it passed through the Mackay region. Picture: Amber Jane Manteit
7/9The storm as it passed through the Mackay region. Picture: Amber Jane Manteit
8/9The storm passed through the Sarina area. Picture: Lilly Vassallo
9/9Photographer and Mackay resident Marty Strecker took these amazing shots of the lightning over the city last night. Images by Marty Strecker. MUST CREDIT
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