Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
ABC News
ABC News
National
Julius Dennis and staff

Severe storms whack south-east Queensland with hail and heavy rainfall

Storm clouds loom over Maleny on the Sunshine Coast hinterland this afternoon. (Supplied: Michael Lloyd)

Severe storms have once again made landfall in south-east Queensland, with multiple reports of heavy rain and hail across the region.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said at 7:30pm that severe thunderstorm warnings for Queensland have now been cancelled.

The BOM said this afternoon one storm cell south of Caboolture and Redcliffe had golf ball-sized hail and 78 millilitres of rain, with "much of that falling in an hour".

The BOM said Waterford, south of Brisbane, had received 63mm of rain in one hour. 

BOM forecaster Pieter Claassen said smaller hail fell as part of another storm cell in the Logan region, south of Brisbane, that brought 60 millilitres of rain.

Storm clouds hang over Southport on the Gold Coast. (Supplied: JazNJoe)

He said storms tracked "north-eastwards towards the northern Sunshine Coast towards Noosa, even northwards towards Gympie".

The BOM said a number of "borderline severe" cells near Ipswich and Brisbane dumped nearly 40 millilitres in 30 minutes. 

Mr Claassen said conditions were "even more conducive [for storms] tomorrow" and they were likely to be "even more active than today".

Roads have been flooded at Munbilla, west of Ipswich. (Supplied: Natalie Ward)
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.