Storm whips through inner-city, damaging historic venue

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Kennedy said large hail was also reported around Beaudesert, to the south of Brisbane.

Brisbane City Council did not report any major damage from the storm, other than a few fallen trees.

The Officers Mess restaurant after wind blew part of the roof off on Friday.Credit: Cameron Atfield

Only 4.8 millimetres of rain was reported in the city, but it was concentrated in a 10-minute burst.

As destructive as it was, the storm did have a cooling effect on Brisbane, which had sweltered through a high of what felt like 40.5 degrees about 3pm, although the actual temperature was 35.4 degrees.

At the time of the storm, the temperature plummeted from 31 to 25 degrees within about half an hour.

Kennedy said the week’s heatwave conditions had passed, and storms were unlikely during the long weekend.

“We may see a few isolated, very light showers the next few days, maybe inland, but it’s really only about a 5 to 10 per cent chance for the city, so it shouldn’t really interrupt anyone’s plans,” he said.

“It probably won’t be until late next week – Friday, Saturday – that we might have some showers return. Until then, we’ll get a break from the storms, and even from the showers.”

Comment has been sought from Officers Mess management.

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