January 26.E2.80.9327 .28Australia.29 Tornadoes of 2013
on australia day weekend, 9 tornadoes spawned across state of queensland ex-tropical cyclone oswald. first tornado struck coastal town of bargara, east of city of bundaberg, @ 1pm on january 26, injuring 17 people , damaging 150 properties. second tornado struck town of burnett heads @ 3:30 p.m., , third @ coonarr. bungadoo, town 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of bundaberg, struck tornado after 4 p.m, , burnett heads hit again @ 6:20 p.m. radar imagery showed possible sixth tornado 30 km west of maryborough. in hours of january 27, tornado struck burrum heads 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of bundaberg, whilst radar imagery showed possible tornado activity on bribie island. ninth tornado reported @ mooloolaba, swept through housing estate, uprooting trees , causing minor damage. result of tornadoes, entirety of southeast queensland, including brisbane, sunshine coast , gold coast, placed under tornado watch january 27.
with 5 confirmed , 4 suspected tornadoes, largest tornado event on record in australia.
in separate incident, small tornado spotted on canberra on january 26.
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