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Was spectacular up here on the Sunshine Coast too - in a different way.
We headed downto the beach at Maroochydore to let the girls paddle in ocean. I was intently watching the storm front, with it's classic supercell rounded and layered leading edge. It looked SCARY. After a while I told the girls and Mum we should leave just in case. As soon as I had said that, the storm literally started vaporising/disintegrating in front of our eyes - whisps and fragmented strato-cu, lower cloud crossing the storm front at what seemed a perpendicular angle.
As usual, as what usually happens here on the Sunshine Coast, the mountain of Buderim had caused enough updraft/turbulence/barrier etc to actually cause the storm to peter out somewhat, even though it was probably already on the wane after pummelling Brisbane. We had negligable wind, a couple lightning flashes and barely any rain until thins morning. Now we have intermittent rain, but not much else.
I have NEVER WATCHED a storm "fall apart" like that before, so it was fascinating in many ways.
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