Storm cell causes carnage

By Jonathon Howard

A POWERFUL storm whipped through the Tweed Valley on Tuesday, February 15, dumping more than 75mm, downing trees and damaging several properties.

Strong wind gusts tore the roof off a home on Railway Street adding insult to injury for a local family following the February flood in 2022.

Local business owner/operator Pryce Allsop was on the scene and offered assistance to the local family as the SES commenced clean-up efforts.

“It was just chaos,” Mr Provest said, describing the roof crashing into a tree at around 5.15pm.

“The family are okay, but their house at 4 Railway Street was heavily impacted and part of the roof has come off.”

Mr Allsop said he did not think any of the other homes on Railway Street were as badly damaged.

“These poor people have been battling on since last year’s floods and now their house has been inundated from the Heavens,” he added.

“The storms was ferocious. Fortunately to my knowledge the majority of residents in Railway Street where not so badly hit.”

Isolated flash flooding was also reported at Proudfoots Lane and Brisbane Street with one vehicle inundated by flash flooding.

Locals expressed shock at the freak storm.

“I live near show ground we had very heavy rain and a bit of wind but not enough wind to take off a roof,” said one local online.

“Always amazes me how different things storm wise can be in our lil’ town so close to each other.”

Residents in Tweed Heads said they received little to no rain.

“Wow nothing happened in Tweed Heads didn’t even rain at my place,” said a resident via social media.