Storm Location
Gold Coast, Southeast Coast, Queensland
Storm Date
Gold Coast Hail Warning: Live Updates, 3 November
A severe thunderstorm warning for large and possibly giant hailstones is current for the Southeast Coast district, which includes the Gold Coast. This page carries the Bureau's updates as they are issued, newest first.
Key points
6:28 pm — Storms in the Scenic Rim, Southern Downs, Western Downs and South Burnett have temporarily eased; redevelopment remains possible.
6:27 pm — Warning renewed for large, possibly giant hailstones across the Southeast Coast district. Next update due 9:30 pm.
4:07 pm — 106 km/h wind gust recorded at Wellcamp Airport.
What the Bureau has warned so far
The 6:27 pm warning covers the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, and Southeast Coast districts. Named locations so far are inland: Warwick, Toowoomba, Kingaroy, Gatton, Cherbourg and Boonah (BOM, Nov 26).
What has already been measured
A 106 km/h wind gust was recorded at Wellcamp Airport at 4:07 pm, and 3 to 4 cm hail was observed around Miles at about 3 pm (BOM, Nov 26). Both sit well inland of the coast. The Gold Coast is inside the warned district but has not been named as an affected location.
Gold Coast and the wider Southeast Coast forecast district
What to do while it is still moving
The Bureau's advice is to park undercover away from trees, stay away from windows if there is giant hail, and go inside a strong building (BOM, Nov 26). Checking a roof is a job for afterwards, in daylight. Hail damage to a metal roof is often invisible from the ground.
Storm passed? Book a free roof inspection
Rebuild Relief offers free roof inspections for homeowners with metal roofs, to help you understand the condition of your roof after the hailstorm. If we find hail damage, we can manage your home insurance claim for you.
If your claim is approved, we contribute up to $1,000 towards your excess when using our Referred Repairers. Your insurer decides the outcome.
If you live any of these highly affected suburbs, we'll check your roof for hail damage, completely free.
References
Bureau of Meteorology — Severe Thunderstorm Warning IDQ21033, 6:27 pm 3 November 2026 — Read source
Bureau of Meteorology — Detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning IDQ21035, 6:28 pm 3 November 2026 — Read source
HailTracker Summer Hail (Witt 1998) swathe archive — Read source
Rebuild Relief — Gold Coast hailstorm, 27 October 2026 — Read source
Rebuild Relief — Gold Coast hailstorm, 24 November 2025 — Read source
Rebuild Relief — Gold Coast Christmas storm, hidden damage months later — Read source
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