Stormfront over Arana Hills. Picture: Reader supplied. Source: Supplied
THE worst of a brewing thunderstorm has missed Brisbane this evening.
The thunderstorm raced through the southwest suburbs earlier this afternoon, just hitting Brisbane and now moving further north.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster David Grant said the storm's centre had narrowly missed Brisbane.
"As is has progressed to the city it has weakened," Mr Grant said.
"Now it looks like the main activity is focusing on the west near Toowoomab and Wivenhoe and Esk."
He said it would continue to rain in the suburbs tonight but no hail was expected.
Meanwhile, a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued to the Northwest and parts of the Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Channel Country Forecast Districts.
Locals have been warned of damaging winds and heavy rainfall that could lead to flashflooding to hit tonight.
Earlier, Bureau forecasters said the thunderstorms would produce gusty winds and heavy rain, but be nothing like the super cell the city experienced ten days ago, and did not require a warning.
"We do have thunderstorms brewing around the southeast producing heavy rainfall and gusty winds, however, we don't have a warning out for the moment," BOM forecaster David Grant said.
"We're keeping an eye on it."
He said although the storm was expected to produce gusty winds of 75km/h, it was a "completely different" system to the super cell that blasted its way through Brisbane and its surrounding suburbs on November 17 and 18.
"It is unstable but at the moment it's completely different. The other weekend was a really good setup."
Mr Grant said the thunderstorm would start to develop in the next hour or so and would persist into the night.
Clouds over Brisbane's CBD on Wednesday afternoon. Picture: Darren England. Source: The Courier-Mail
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