Severe thunderstorms bringing hail and strong winds have passed over parts of south-east Queensland after wild weather raged through the night, bringing down powerlines.
Parts of the Sunshine Coast were peppered by hail, with stones up to 10 centimetres in diameter reported at Anderleigh, north of Gympie. Yandina, Kilcoy, Nambour and Eumundi also received hail.
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) senior forecaster Felim Hanniffy said the intense storm cells had created a "very unstable environment" in areas north of Maroochydore such as Coolum, Noosa and Gympie.
