Queensland residents are waking up without electricity this morning after a night of wild winds and rain brought down power lines.
The state’s south-east was lashed with severe storms which began late yesterday afternoon, sending golf ball-sized hail and destructive winds across the region.
A supercell pushed north from NSW unleashed damaging conditions, including huge hailstones in Ipswich, Caboolture and Samford, north of Brisbane.
The state’s south-east was lashed with severe storms which began late yesterday afternoon, sending golf ball-sized hail down. (9News)
The Bureau of Meteorology reported five-centimetre hailstones in these areas.
Around 4800 homes were without power at the peak of the storm at 9.45pm yesterday.
And 100 customers in south-east Queensland are still believed to be impacted by the outages today.
Energex said it was working to fix the power outages in affected areas.
The Bureau of Meteorology reported five centimetre hailstones in some areas. (9News)
A supercell pushed north from NSW across the border unleashed damaging conditions (9News)
While the storm may have passed, extreme weather conditions remain on the cards for residents across the state.
Residents have been warned to brace for blistering conditions.
Temperatures are forecast to soar early next week, with Brisbane reaching the low to mid-30s over the next few days and a top of 36 degrees by Thursday.
A spring heatwave warning is also in place for parts of central and north-west Queensland, including Mt Isa, Birdsville and Thargomindah