Recently the ABC News website posted an article by Brett Williamson asking the question What causes a thunderstorm to become a hailstorm? The article quotes Sam Slattery from the BOM’s Severe Weather Team, saying. “You really need what is called…
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Weather Wrap-up – Dec 2017 – Jan 2017
Rainfall was well below average for Queensland in December 2016. 1st December – Severe thunderstorms swept through on the 1st with large hailstones up to 10cm recorded in Kandanga and widespread damage to roofs was recorded around Imbil. 3rd December…
Read moreInnisfail Records 1000mm+ in a week
Innisfail in Far North Queensland has recorded 871.8mm in the first 11 days of 2017. What makes this remarkable is 824mm fell from Saturday 7th January. January Rainfall: Sun 1/1/2017 – 0.6mm Mon 2/1/2017 – 1.8mm Tues 3/1/2017 – 2.6mm Wed…
Read more3 January 2017 – Severe Storms – Mackay
At 9.27pm on 3rd January 2017 the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Mackay and Whitsundays region. BOM meteorologist Mark Trenorden said “An offshore trough caused some low level convergence, humid atmosphere, and the showers aligned…
Read more24 Akeringa Place, Mooloolaba
On Sunday 19 June 2016 a severe weather event occurred across South East Queensland with a severe storm warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology.
Read moreCase Study – Escape of Liquids
As is an all too often occurrence, a flexi-hose bursts under a sink and water damage is to done to the kitchen, joinery and timber floor. When it happens in a multi-story home this can pose a multitude of other…
Read more18 December 2016 – Severe Thunderstorm
At 2.14pm on Sunday 18th December 2016, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning for very dangerous thunderstorms with destructive winds and large hailstones. As the storm hit Energex recorded 36,000 lightning strikes and 10,000 southeast Queensland homes…
Read moreChanges to the GST and Invoicing
The QBCC is the regulator of the building industry in Queensland, issuing licences to contractors, providing a free dispute resolution service and administering a home warranty scheme to provide insurance cover for residential construction work in Queensland. Under the home…
Read moreServiceable Life
Hail storms are a good example, where damage may occur to buildings that have passed their serviceable life. For us the definition of serviceable life is whether the element can continue to provide the expected performance as designed by the…
Read moreThat’s Some Big Hail – Kandanga
For those who do not know, Kandanga is a small Queensland town located on the Mary Valley Highway, 28 kilometres south west of Gympie. The storm that hit the region on 1 December 2016 went viral when photos of tennis…
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