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For the third day in a row, intense storms have swept through south-east Queensland, unleashing torrential rain, hail, and fierce winds in regions further west.
This evening, severe thunderstorm warnings persist for areas including Somerset, Scenic Rim, Western Downs, South Burnett, Toowoomba, and the Gold Coast.
The Bureau of Meteorology cautions that these storms are likely to bring strong winds and heavy downpours, which could result in flash flooding.
Weather experts have noted hailstorms near Dalby and Kingaroy, located to the west of the Sunshine Coast, as the storm system progresses south-eastward.
Graphic videos capture a trampoline being swept away in a Warwick backyard, situated south of Toowoomba, while Pratten experienced another bout of hail within 48 hours.
The bureau reported wind damage in the area about 5pm and recorded wind gusts beyond 90km/h in Dalby and much further west in Roma.Â
Gilligulgul, near Miles, about 300 kilometres west of the Sunshine Coast, copped 45 millimetres of rain in just half an hour this afternoon.
“Our entire state is under a massive line of thunderstorms,” 9News Brisbane weather presenter Garry Youngberry said.
” … But we’ve really seen a late run of storms here in the south-east and through the interior.
“They didn’t really fire up until mid this afternoon.”
About 8.30pm (9.30pm AEDT), the bureau warned storms were heading for Warwick, Stanthorpe and Toowoomba.
It was a humid day across the south-east coastal areas with a top of 30 in Brisbane, 28 on the Gold Coast and 29 on the Sunshine Coast.Â
Similar conditions are expected tomorrow but with showers more likely than storms.
