Bushfires and extreme heat have produced fiery sunrises and haze in the Townsville area providing spectacular photographs for early morning walkers up Castle Hill , missed by the local media . At times Magnetic Island has been almost invisible or a small peak suddenly emerging out of a wall of smoke like Mount Fuji , without snow , naturally . In turn , Castle Hill has been invisible from the island , with smoke evident in various parts of the island . Much of Cleveland Bay has been blanketed . The hottest reported temperature in Townsville was just over 45C on Mount Stuart . Sunsets also dramatic .
One of our correspondents travelling by train from Townsville to Cairns reported signs of fires and storm damage nearer Cairns.Townsville and Magnetic Island experienced electrical storms which blacked out part of the city and brought down trees in the CBD .
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Storm damage south of Cairns
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