Brisbane hailstorm — 26 October 2025: hail estimates and Archerfield winds

Hail up to 5 cm fell in Brisbane’s southern suburbs on 26 October 2025. Archerfield Airport recorded a 96 km/h gust as the storm crossed the city.

Storm Location

Brisbane

Storm Date

26 Oct 2025

Hail Storms

Brisbane

Posted 27 Oct 2026

By Aiden Wood

Five-centimetre hail reported in southern Brisbane

ABC News reported the Bureau’s account of large hail in the southern suburbs at 4:45 pm. Hailstones up to 5 cm were reported.

Archerfield gust reached 96 km/h at 4:34 pm

Archerfield’s daily observations recorded a south-westerly gust of 96 km/h at 4:34 pm. The station recorded 19.8 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 9 am on 27 October.

The rainfall figure is a daily reporting total, rather than a measurement of the hailstorm alone.

Key points

Hail up to 5 cm was reported in southern Brisbane.
Archerfield recorded a 96 km/h gust at 4:34 pm.
Vulture Street and Leopard Street were closed in Woolloongabba.

Brisbane, Queensland — selected suburbs with storm-date reports or radar-derived hail estimates; not a property damage register.

Roads closed in Woolloongabba

Vulture Street and Leopard Street in Woolloongabba were closed after damage to the road surface. ABC News reported that the SES believed it was linked to the storm.

Suncorp’s next-day report named Bellbowrie, Jindalee and Moggill among the affected areas.

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References

Bureau of Meteorology — Australia in October 2025 — Read source
HailTracker via HailHub — Summer Hail (Witt 1998) swathe archive — Read source
ABC News — Large hail and strong winds as severe thunderstorm hits south-east Queensland, 26 October 2025 — Read source
Bureau of Meteorology — Archerfield daily observations, October 2025 — Read source
Insurance Council of Australia — Significant Event declared for Brisbane hailstorm, 28 October 2025 — Read source
Suncorp Group — Severe storms across southern Queensland, 27 October 2025 — Read source
Weatherzone — Severe thunderstorms lash three states and two capitals, 26 October 2025 — Read source

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Brisbane hail reports, radar-derived suburb estimates and available weather observations for 26 October 2025.