A SURVEY has found that residents in the Logan-Beaudesert area are the least-prepared in Queensland for wild weather.
The statistics come despite the region accounting for almost 1 in 10 (8%) of all claims during the Spring storm period.
In relation to other areas in the state, Logan sat behind the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay in terms of claims.
The number of claims shows Jimboomba was worst affected by wild weather in the Logan-Beaudesert area, followed by Greenbank, Springwood, Beenleigh and Loganholme.
Just under a half of all home claims were the result of wild weather.
NRMA has released a Wild Weather Tracker that incorporates survey results, some of them disturbing for local households.
They showed two-thirds of people were worried about natural disasters becoming more frequent and severe, and 71% believe climate change is making severe weather and natural disasters worse.
However, 30% say they are not ready to respond if severe weather hits their suburb.
On the bright side, 63% said they’d taken steps during spring to prepare their home for bad weather.
With a La Nina weather system now officially declared, NRMA executive manager of natural perils Mark Leplastrier said it was time to take the threat of a wet and wild summer seriously.
“Spring featured some of the most unpredictable and extreme weather we have seen in many years, and with a La Nina system now declared, we could be in for more wet weather over summer,” he said.
“From flooding in central NSW and western QLD, to tornadoes and earthquakes hitting NSW and Victoria, as well as record rain and hail events across the east coast – it has been an ominous start to storm season. To prepare for a wetter than usual summer ahead of us, it’s important that people start thinking about how they can protect their homes from thunderstorms and fast moving hailstorms.”
