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Sunday 06 August 2000

Widespread rain and a possible tornado in central Qld
A surface trough through inland Queensland overnight combined with cold upper air moving across southern and central areas to produce unusually strong winter convection and consequent thunderstorms and showers. Falls of 30 to 75mm were widespread in the Central Highlands, Central Coast, Warrego and Maranoa. What was reported as a tornado by the media demolished a circus tent, caused minor house damage and widespread tree damage in the central Queensland town of Emerald. Information is sketchy, and it is not known whether the event occurred late yesterday or this morning.

Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am

76.2 Rewan Station Rolleston Qld
53.0 Meteor Station Rolleston Qld
46.6 Anakie Qld
45.4 Pacific Heights Yeppoon Qld

Other heavy falls in central and southern Queensland:

45.0 Mungallala
42.0 Roma AP
41.4 Orion Springsure
41.0 Bauhinia Downs Rolleston
40.0 Woodlands

Heavy falls in WA:
40.0 Manjimup
35.0 Medina Res Centre Kwinana
34.6 Tarpunda Dardanup
33.6 Dardanup
33.0 Gosnells City
33.0 Jandakot AP
31.0 Swanbourne
31.0 Brunswick Jn PO
30.0 Dwellingup

High falls for other periods:

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Today's highest & lowest temps

Other extremes

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Records set this day

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Maximum Minimum
34.0 Wyndham PO WA
34.0 Kalumburu WA
34.0 Kimberley Res Stn Kununurra WA		 24.0 McCluer Is NT
3.4 Mt Hotham Vic -14.0 Charlotte Pass NSW

Greatest variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.1
9.2 Mt Wellington Tas		 +8.2
12.0 Mitchell Qld
-8.6
13.0 Wiluna WA		 -8.2
-14.0 Charlotte Pass NSW