Qld weather: More severe thunderstorms on the cards for southeast

South East Queensland is facing a third day of severe thunderstorms after the region was smashed by supercell storms that delivered more than 200,000 lightning strikes, large hail and 80km/h winds.

The severe thunderstorm above Purga. Photo: Brisbane Weather

South East Queensland is facing a third day of severe thunderstorms after the region was smashed by supercell storms that delivered more than 60,000, lightning strikes, large hail and 80km/h winds on Tuesday.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s forecast for Wednesday shows severe thunderstorms are likely across central and southeast parts of the state, with a warning zone for possible storms stretching from the NSW border on the Gold Coast to St George to the west and Charters Towers to the north.

The Bureau of Meteorology's thunderstorm forecast for Wednesday.

Senior meteorologist Angus Hines, speaking on Wednesday morning, said Queensland should expect to receive more “severe thunderstorm” warnings later in the day as the storms develop.

“Later on Wednesday, once the storm activity starts to develop, it is likely multiple severe thunderstorm warnings will be issued and updated throughout the second half of the day today, showing where the storms are, where they are tracking over the next couple of hours.”

He said severe storms were “most likely” to occur over inland places west of Toowoomba, but they could not be ruled out elsewhere.

Heavy rainfall is also forecast for the state’s southeast.

“Along the southeast coast significant accumulations of rain are possible in the next 24 hours, with or without thunderstorms,” Mr Hines said.

“Between 50-100mm, possibly even more, could occur along the Queensland coast north of Brisbane, particularly around places like the Sunshine Coast and Noosa.”

It comes after supercells smashed the region all afternoon on Tuesday, leaving more than 1000 properties without power, and backyards turned white with hail.

Weatherzone reports some 200,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the southeast in the afternoon and into the evening.

The bureau recorded a wind gust of 87km/h at Banana Bank off the Brisbane coast and 54mm of rain at Round Mountain.

There were also reports of hail up to 15mm in size and wind gusts at 80km/h.

Backyards had earlier turned white after a hailstorm hit the Scenic Rim and Ipswich.

Boonah resident Renee Kirra said it looked like snow had fallen.

A funnel of clouds coming down from one of the severe thunderstorms in South East Queensland. Photo: Jane S

“We’re between Beaudesert and Boonah now but Boonah looked like a snow field and the bowls greens were flooded,” Ms Kirra said in the early afternoon.

Debbie Davidson posted pictures of hail blanketing a suburban Boonah street.

“Blimey,” she said.

Originally published as Qld weather: More severe thunderstorms on the cards for southeast