Ipswich hailstorm — 26 October 2025: suburb estimates and Amberley winds

Large to giant hail affected the Ipswich region on 26 October 2025. Amberley recorded a 94 km/h wind gust at 4:13 pm that day.

Storm Location

Ipswich

Storm Date

26 Oct 2025

Hail Storms

Ipswich

Posted 27 Oct 2026

By Aiden Wood

Amberley gust reached 94 km/h at 4:13 pm

Amberley’s daily observations show a southerly gust of 94 km/h. The station also recorded 7.8 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 9 am on 27 October.

That rainfall total covers a full reporting day, rather than the hailstorm alone.

Ripley and Redbank Plains named in impact report

Suncorp’s report on 27 October named Ipswich, Ripley and Redbank Plains among the affected areas. Its account described damage from large hail, strong winds and heavy rain.

ABC News also reported SES calls for fallen trees and powerlines from Ipswich to Brisbane.

Key points

Amberley recorded a 94 km/h gust at 4:13 pm on 26 October.
Suncorp named Ipswich, Ripley and Redbank Plains among affected areas.
Amberley recorded 7.8 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 27 October.

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

Hail estimates differed around Ripley

HailTracker’s radar-derived archive places Ripley in the 5 cm band and South Ripley in the 2 cm band. Ipswich and Redbank Plains have a 7+ cm band.

Those estimates cover parts of the suburbs. The top band is open-ended and cannot establish an exact ground maximum.

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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
Bureau of Meteorology — Amberley 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
ABC News — Large hail and strong winds as severe thunderstorm hits south-east Queensland, 26 October 2025 — Read source
Weatherzone — Severe thunderstorms lash three states and two capitals, 26 October 2025 — Read source

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