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BOM issues storm warnings for Gold Coast, Brisbane, Ipswich and other parts of south-east Queensland

Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for communities across south-east Queensland this afternoon, with some areas receiving more than 70 millimetres of rain. 

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued an alert for damaging winds and large hailstones, and warned heavy rainfall that might lead to flash flooding was "likely" in Ipswich, Logan, Gold Coast, Redland City and Brisbane City.

Parts of the Somerset, Scenic Rim, South Burnett, Moreton Bay, Western Downs and Toowoomba council areas could also be affected, the BOM said.

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