1/30Many roads around the region wre blocked by fallen trees.
Gallery: Storm aftermath in pictures
SUPER storm cells packing tornado-driven hail cut a swath of devastation across southern Queensland on Thursday afternoon.
2/30Storm damage from around the region on October 11, 2018 in Gympie region.
3/30Powerlines and trees down on Eel Creek Rd, Gympie. Picture: Renee Albrecht
4/30A tree blown into a neighbour's yard.
5/30Storm damage on McIntosh Creek Rd Gympie. Picture: Renee Albrecht
6/30Debris along McIntosh Creek Rd, Gympie. Picture: Renee Albrecht
7/30The twisted remains of a Gympie family's trampoline.
8/30An uprooted tree in Lawson Rd, Gympie. Picture: Renee Albrecht
9/30McIntosh Creek Rd Gympie. Picture: Renee Albrecht
10/30Hail in Gympie yard in the aftermath of storm.
11/30Paul Widmer in his front yard where the patio blew over his house and landed on the side of Maryborough Biggenden Rd. Picture: Alistair Brightman
12/30Shania Cameron at her grandparents' house, assessing the damage after a fallen tree crushed her grandparents' car. Picture: Alistair Brightman
13/30The Cooloola Cove Woolworths has closed down due to flooding from the tornado yesterday afternoon. Picture: Christian and Alice Sheridan
14/30Properties at Long Flat south of Gympie resemble snowfields after a super cell dumped hail, tore down trees and caused devastation across the Burnett and South East. Photo Lachie Millard
15/30Properties at Long Flat south of Gympie resemble snowfields after a super cell dumped hail, tore down trees and caused devastation across the Burnett and South East. Photo Lachie Millard
16/30Properties at Long Flat south of Gympie resemble snowfields after a super cell dumped hail, tore down trees and caused devastation across the Burnett and South East. Photo Lachie Millard
17/30Properties at Long Flat south of Gympie resemble snowfields after a super cell dumped hail, tore down trees and caused devastation across the Burnett and South East. Photo Lachie Millard
18/30Properties at Long Flat south of Gympie resemble snowfields after a super cell dumped hail, tore down trees and caused devastation across the Burnett and South East. Photo Lachie Millard
19/30Properties at Long Flat south of Gympie resemble snowfields after a super cell dumped hail, tore down trees and caused devastation across the Burnett and South East. Photo Lachie Millard
20/30Trees stripped and debris across the roads in the Mary Valley. Photo Lachie Millard
21/30Trees stripped and debris across the roads in the Mary Valley. Photo Lachie Millard
22/30Farmer Dave Richardson stands in his paddocks that now resemble snowfields after being smashed with hail and destructive winds as a super cell storm tore through Long Flat south of Gympie. Photo Lachie Millard
23/30Energex workers tend to fallen trees across a road after a super cell storm tore through Long Flat south of Gympie. Photo Lachie Millard
24/30A giant tree lays fallen over fencing after a super cell storm tore through Long Flat south of Gympie. Photo Lachie Millard
25/30Energex workers tend to fallen trees across a road after a super cell storm tore through Long Flat south of Gympie. Photo Lachie Millard
26/30Hail, flooding and severe weather across parts of the South Burnett.
27/30Water over the Kingaroy-Cooyar Road. Picture: Harley Cash
28/30This cockatoo was worse for wear after being caught in the storm. Picture: Damien Tessmann
29/30A Gympie resident with handfuls of hail.
30/30Downed trees and powerlines at Gympie.
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