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South Burnett Regional Council worker Ian Johnson clears a fallen tree from Recreation Drive at Memerambi on Sunday… council workers worked through the night to clear local roads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The storm crosses the South Burnett about 8:00pm on Saturday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 18, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

A line of storms that swept through the South Burnett on Saturday night left a trail of destruction in their wake and about 5000 properties without power.<\/p>\n

Some of the worst hit areas were west of Kingaroy where literally hundreds of trees were ripped out of the ground along the Memerambi-Gordonbrook and Chinchilla-Wondai roads.<\/p>\n

With thousands of branches strewn across roads, travel became very dangerous but fortunately only minor road incidents were reported.<\/p>\n

The sheer number of trees felled in the Wondai region prompted a rare safety warning issued by Queensland police at 10:00pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n

A woman driving on the Memerambi-Gordonbrook Road on Saturday night found herself stranded when a tree fell across the road. Deciding to turn back, she discovered more trees had fallen behind her, effectively trapping her vehicle.<\/p>\n

Family members and council workers came to her aid.<\/p>\n

The storms also brought heavy – and often horizontal – rain with totals between 50mm and 70mm being recorded, causing localised flooding and some temporary road closures.<\/p>\n

Hail also fell in some northern parts, although the South Burnett was spared the softball-sized hail reported to have fallen between Dalby and Toowoomba.<\/p>\n

SES volunteers were called out to a couple of properties in the Kingaroy area which suffered minor storm damage.<\/p>\n

Blackouts caused by downed powerlines and branches across wires plunged many areas into darkness for varying periods.<\/p>\n

The final performance of the Nanango Theatre Company’s production “Pilots Of The Purple Twilight” in Nanango was just one of the events affected.<\/p>\n

By midnight on Sunday, Ergon Energy crews had restored power to most South Burnett homes although there were still properties near Kingaroy, Chahpingah and Durong South affected by outages.<\/p>\n

UPDATE November 19: About 60 Ergon Energy customers in the South Burnett remained without power this morning, mainly in difficult to access areas around the Great Dividing Range.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A palm tree rests across the roof of the Wooroolin Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Trees were felled by the storm at Murgon Cemetery and Murgon Golf Course<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Saturday’s storm uprooted this large tree at the Wondai Caravan Park and caused other damage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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