General News
30 October, 2025
Storm season arrives, wreaks some havoc
Although the widespread storms on Sunday afternoon, 26 October, avoided the Clifton township, some nearby properties were not so lucky, copping extensive damage.
The storm hit just after 3pm, leaving only 2mm of rain in some parts but over 20mm in others.
Over 200 properties lost power for several hours, many in the eastern part of Clifton, Headington Hill, Nevilton, Pilton, Upper Pilton and Spring Creek.
At Hirstglen, there were still some properties without power on Monday.
Although some neighbours were barely affected, Sheridan and Garry Ruhle’s property south-east of town suffered extensive damage.
A large tree was uprooted, a corrugated iron roof blew off and one building had the glass door shattered and half the roof came off as well.
A feeder was blown over 500 metres away, being taken across a paddock, over a road and eventually resting inside another property’s fenceline.
Sheriden and Garry were home at the time of the storm and the winds were so ferocious that once the front door of the house was blown open, they were not able to close it again.
Across the Toowoomba Region, there were over 7,000 properties without power and many roads closed due to downed trees, powerlines and flash flooding.
The area west of Toowoomba and parts of Toowoomba itself were among the hardest hit, with over a thousand Ergon customers without power well into Monday.
