Severe storms have continued to form across south-east Queensland in what has turned out to be a volatile evening that has capped off a scorching and muggy day.
Cells that hit Brisbane, Logan, and parts of the Gold and Sunshine coasts this afternoon have been downgraded, however new systems developed a short time later in the Scenic Rim and near Gympie.
Severe thunderstorms were detected near Laravale and moved east to hit Canungra by about 5:00pm.
Separate systems formed near Gympie and were due to head towards Noosa and Coolum into the evening.
Meanwhile, earlier storms that brought heavy rain and damaging winds to Ipswich, Brisbane, Logan Beenleigh, and parts of the Gold Coast have now eased, moving off the coast.
About 31 millimetres of rain was dumped on Springfield Lakes in an hour, 30mm on Greenbank and 25mm on Amberley, both west of Brisbane.
Another system was detected on the Sunshine Coast hinterland a short time later, near Beerwah, but that too has eased.
The largest hourly totals included 21 millimetres at Hume Lane, west of Maroochydore, 17mm at Old Gympie Road and 13mm at Beerwah.
A very humid and unstable air mass sits over the majority of the state, with high levels of moisture extending deep into the upper atmosphere.
The rain gauge at the Toompine Pub, near the typically dry town of Quilpie, had 82mm in it this morning, with water lapping at the doors of nearby properties.
A more general severe thunderstorm warning was issued about 4pm, for heavy rain and damaging winds, for a large swathe of Queensland.
Severe thunderstorms were likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area into the night.
Locations which may be affected include Warwick, Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Dalby, Maroochydore, Roma, Charleville, Gympie, Emerald, Longreach, Clermont, Winton, Charters Towers, Kingaroy, Stanthorpe, Coolangatta and Ipswich.
At around 3pm, Forestdale, in Logan, had already recorded 45mm in 30 minutes, Hillcrest, on the Gold Coast, recorded 51mm and Kooralbyn in the Scenic Rim, got 46mm.
The trough, which has been over far western and southern Queensland will push east over coming days, drawing tropical moisture across most of the state with shower, rain and severe thunderstorm activity becoming widespread in eastern districts ahead of the trough.
BOM hazard response coordinator Brooke Pagel said the "risk of thunderstorms with heavy rain that may lead to flash flooding" would shift eastwards and northwards on Thursday, with locally intense rainfall possible south of Mackay.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services warned the public to avoid driving, walking or riding through flood waters.
