Microburst storm snapped as Sydney endures soggy start to school year

By Peter Hannam
Updated February 20 2015 - 10:08am, first published January 27 2015 - 1:24pm
Microburst photographed near Roma in outback Queensland. Photo: Peter Thompson, via Higgins Storm Chasing
Microburst photographed near Roma in outback Queensland. Photo: Peter Thompson, via Higgins Storm Chasing
Cloud burst drops like a water bomb. Photo: Peter Thompson, via Higgins Storm Chasing
Cloud burst drops like a water bomb. Photo: Peter Thompson, via Higgins Storm Chasing
Microburst photographed near Roma in outback Queensland. Photo: Peter Thompson, via Higgins Storm Chasing
Microburst photographed near Roma in outback Queensland. Photo: Peter Thompson, via Higgins Storm Chasing
Microburst photographed near Roma in outback Queensland. Photo: Peter Thompson, via Higgins Storm Chasing
Microburst photographed near Roma in outback Queensland. Photo: Peter Thompson, via Higgins Storm Chasing

Images of a rare microburst storm have been captured by a photographer near Roma in outback Queensland.