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Atherton Tablelands hit by freak storm as trees fall on car, motorist unharmed
A motorist who drove into a “mini-tornado” during a storm in Far North Queensland said he was forced to squeeze through a 30-centimetre gap in the door to escape after two tall trees fell on his vehicle.
Key points:
- A small but severe storm hit Yungaburra on the Atherton Tablelands on Sunday afternoon
- Eric Auld was trying to pull off the the road when two large trees fell on top of his car
- The Bureau of Meteorology said the storm was connected to severe weather in south-east Queensland
Eric Auld was driving on the Gillies Highway to Yungaburra at about 4:30pm on Sunday when a storm hit without warning.
“There was just light rain pretty much, until I got about 2 kilometres from Yungaburra, then all of a sudden I just ran into this mini…
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