With most children in the region asked not attend school on Friday, many feared south-east Queensland might be in for another extremely wet day.
Thankfully, it was not to be.
The region say sporadic storm activity, but nothing of the sort that has pelted it over the past week.
Queensland Premier apologised for shutting schools amid concern about "very dangerous" conditions after the threat eased and the south-east saw a mostly dry day.
Severe storms on the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Logan and out to the Darling Downs on Thursday morning took a lot of punch out of the atmosphere and stabilised its lower levels, particularly over the Gold Coast and Brisbane.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) had warned there was still a chance of storms on Friday morning but meteorologist Kimba Wong said updated this to a lower chance of supercell storms.
She said there was a blanket of low clouds sitting over Brisbane and the southern suburbs, with fog even appearing in western suburbs.
On Thursday, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk urged parents to collect their children from school and closed hundreds of schools across the south-east today to all students except vulnerable children and those of essential workers.
She acknowledged the inconvenience caused to families, especially given the downgraded weather warnings.
"I apologise for the inconvenience but I think everybody would realise, if you were in my shoes and you are given the advice that was given to us yesterday, I think everyone would have taken exactly the same decision," she said.
"But I do acknowledge there has been some inconvenience today for parents.
"Safety has to come first.
"You can only act on the advice you are given and that advice given to me and to the senior management was that it was going to be very, very severe under storms and hail yesterday. Thankfully that did not eventuate."
Schools affected by the closures stretch from the Gold Coast to Bundaberg and through the Lockyer Valley.
It came as the death toll from Queensland's flood emergency rose to 10 following the discovery of the body of a 53-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday after falling off his vessel.
One person is still unaccounted for in floodwaters.
Ms Palaszczuk said it was clear climate change was to blame for recent severe weather events in Queensland.
"This was a bit unprecedented, you've even seen the New South Wales Premier say it's unprecedented," she said.
"Let's face it, it's climate change.
Mud army to get into for real tomorrow
The Mud Army plans to kick off its official clean-up on Saturday while the forecast is relatively clear.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said all people needed to bring was a hat, sunscreen, bug spray and a bit of "Brisbane spirit".
The rest — such as water and gloves — will be provided.
Councillor Schrinner said volunteers would be "briefed thoroughly" on what they could and could not clean up.
"If the owner isn't there, we won't be going in. We'll make it very clear that that's a really important rule on the day," he said.
"We don't want to throw out anything that the owner doesn't want thrown out and so it's all about making sure we knock on doors, ask people what help they need, and then listen to that advice."
If you want to be a part of the army, or need its help cleaning up your home, you can register online.
The BOM is forecasting possible isolated showers on Saturday, especially in the Wide Bay region, but the weather is likely to be very similar to Friday.
There is a higher chance of storm activity increasing once again on Sunday.
Grants announced for flood-affected businesses
Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the next phase of flood grants had been finalised, targeting small businesses and organisations.
The $559 million package is equally funded by the federal government and will support small business, primary producers, sporting organisations, and local governments.
"Eligible small businesses and not-for-profit organisations will be eligible for up to $50,000 in grant funding," Mr Miles said.
"Primary producers affected by this disaster will be eligible for grants of up to $75,000, including a $15,000 up-front payment that we think roughly 2,000 primary producers will be eligible for.
"Sporting and community organisations will be able to apply for grants of up to $20,000 and we've allocated $32 million for those grants.
"We have also allocated $1 million for each of the affected local government areas as a cash injection to assist them with the immediate clean-up effort."
Mr Miles called it the biggest small business support package since the 2011 floods.
