Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rain swirled across south-east Queensland on Friday afternoon, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.
The BOM cancelled its severe thunderstorm warnings at 8:11pm for people in the Wide Bay-Burnett region and south-east coast districts.
The thunderstorms had moved earlier this afternoon from the New South Wales border towards the north-east and affected Brisbane's CBD, as well as Logan, Gold Coast and parts of the Ipswich, Scenic Rim, and Redland council areas.
The BOM has also cancelled its thunderstorm warning for the Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.
BOM senior meteorologist Harry Clark said earlier this afternoon the storms were likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall over the warning areas during this evening.
He said a storm went through the Gold Coast, another one around the Beenleigh area, and another one headed towards Ipswich.
Mr Clark said Little Nerang Dam on the Gold Coast hinterland was hit with with 35 millimetres of rain in 30 minutes.
"We also saw about 22 millimetres in 10 minutes at Mount Tamborine," he said.
"We're seeing brief but definitely heavy rainfall with these thunderstorms."
"Generally these storms will continue for the next couple of hours but should ease later this evening."
Mr Clark said there was a chance for thunderstorms again on Saturday, particularly from the late morning into the afternoon.
"They're unlikely to be as severe as today, mostly really just a few showers here and there and those thunderstorms will be moving inland, away from the coast," he said.
