Damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain could affect large parts of Queensland after a woman was rescued from floodwaters overnight and an emergency alert was issued for a central town.
The Bureau of Meteorology on Thursday warned of possible "very dangerous storms with giant hail and intense rain" in a region stretching from Charters Towers in the north to Goondiwindi in the south.
The forecast follows the rescue of a woman from a car in floodwaters in central Queensland, where a town of 500 people has been warned to get ready to evacuate.
