In 1980, a severe storm caused hail damage in northern Brisbane, Bracken Ridge, and extensive damage to 5,000 homes in Brighton.
The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 1980 damage at $15 million, with the 2011 estimated normalised cost of $238 million.
Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland Flood Summary 1980 - 1989, 2011, website viewed 19 May 2011.
Callaghan J, ‘Case Study: Brighton Hailstorm and Archerfield Tornado, December 1980,’ Green Cross Australia, viewed online 14 October 2014.
Insurance Council of Australia, Historical disaster statistics, March 2012, website viewed 23 May 2012.
Queensland Government 2009, Queensland past and present 100 years of statistics 1896 – 1996, website viewed 2 June 2011.
