Giant hailstones and destructive winds have lashed parts of south-east Queensland leaving thousands of residents without power.
Severe thunderstorm warnings are in place from the New South Wales border to Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast.
The Bureau of Meteorology said 9-centimetre hailstones were reported at Coombabah on the Gold Coast, while 8-centimetre hailstones were reported at Mount Tamborine.
At Beaudesert, a 91-kilometre per hour wind gust was recorded.
The storm cell moving over Manly in Brisbane’s bayside this afternoon. (Supplied: Sophie Bates )
Storms have also swept over parts of the Scenic Rim, producing strong winds and rain at Kylie Munce’s home in Canungra.
She said there had been a “steady stream” of hail fall in varying sizes which settled around 2:30pm.
“I’m more worried about the wind gusts [than the hail],” she said.
“Lightning strikes are hitting Tamborine Mountain range, it’s wild.”
Large hail has fallen at Wynnum this afternoon. (Supplied: Bonita Anderson )
Danny Donaldson from Energex said there were about 12,500 customers without power on Monday afternoon.
He said he had observed 9-centimetre hail at Wellington Point.
Hailstones measuring 5.5-6cm were recorded by Morgan Eric at Tamrookum. (Supplied: Morgan Eric)
“It’s absolutely smashing cars and everything else, so no doubt that is going to have, and is having, its toll on components on the network,” he said.
“And we’re also looking at a bit of wind damage too, a bit of debris being carried by these winds.”
Mr Donaldson said Energex crews were on stand-by and ready to work once it was deemed safe to do so.
“We’re ready to go. We’ve got additional crews ready to go, but we’re going to stay inside until this passes.”
