South-east Queensland is bracing for severe thunderstorms with a warning issued for Ipswich, Somerset, the Lockyer Valley and the Sunshine Coast.
Thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, heavy rain, and large hail have been detected moving north-east from Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast towards Noosa Heads and from Eumundi to Tewantin, around Moore and Linville in the Somerset Region, and moving southeast from Helidon to Gatton, Grantham, Linville, Laidley, Grandchester and Mulgowie.
A more general severe thunderstorm warning is also current for parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast districts.
Severe storms on the radar in South-east Queensland on Friday afternoon. (Bureau of Meteorology)
Weatherzone’s Ben Domensino has warned the storms will become more intense on Saturday.
“Storms could develop early in the morning over eastern parts of NSW and Queensland on Saturday, before becoming more widespread and intense during the afternoon into the evening,” Domensino said.
“Saturday’s storms will be most active between central eastern Qld and central NSW, which could include both Brisbane and Sydney.
“Supercell thunderstorms are possible on Saturday, and isolated tornadoes can’t be ruled out.”
Huge hailstones fell during storms that hit Brisbane on Sunday. (9News)Volatile weather is coming for Queensland’s south-east. (Weatherzone)
Some areas may see a thunderstorm each day for up to six days, he said.
The thunderstorms are the result of an an upper-level through that may culminate in several days of rain across central, eastern and southeastern Australia early next week.
