December 11, 2015
Friday night’s storms lashed the Kingaroy and Nanango areas with strong winds and driving rain, and left a string of blackouts in their wake.
Hail fell in both towns, smashing plastic skylights in several homes.
Nearly 4000 Ergon Energy customers lost power just before 6:00pm in a strip from Kumbia to Wondai and east to Tarong, including parts of Kingaroy and Nanango.
More residents in the Malar area were blacked out about 6:45pm.
The storms brought down branches and debris along the Burnett and Bunya Highways.
There were also reports of large trees down in the Kingaroy, Booie, South Nanango and Redgate areas.
The western end of River Road was closed for a short time because of a fallen tree.
SES volunteers were kept busy with callouts about damaged roofs.
The Nanango Blue Light Committee’s Christmas Festival in the Blue Light Hall in George Street went ahead despite the heavy rain and power issues.
Strong gusts of wind, light rain and a dramatic light show in the sky from the nearby storms wasn’t enough to scare off patrons at the Murgon Christmas Carnival in Lamb Street which attracted a good crowd, although rides were cancelled.
