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From nearly 80mm rainfall in only a few hours to power poles snapped in half, wild weather swept across the Southern Downs on Monday afternoon.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s rain gauges recorded huge totals across the region, with 74mm at Killarney and 62mm at Queen Mary Falls coming out on top.
Stanthorpe, Ballandean and Wallangarra all received 30mm to 35mm, though the Warwick area missed out on the heaviest falls with only 17mm.
Killarney resident John Towells said he received 78mm at his place within only a few hours, with the heavy rains bringing the area to life in a way he hadn’t seen in nearly a decade.