More than 6000 south-east Queensland residents were without power on New Year's Day after severe storms brought wind gusts of 96km/h and 2.5-centimetre hailstones.
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The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled all severe weather warnings for the south-east just after 7pm after previously warning parts of Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Logan, Scenic Rim and Darling Downs to brace for wild weather.
Dalby, about 210 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, copped the brunt of the storms earlier in the day with wind gusts of 96km/h recorded at 1.31pm and more than 18 millimetres of rain fell in just over half-an-hour.
Meanwhile, Maryborough, about 170 kilometres north of the Sunshine Coast, recorded more than 20 millimetres of rain in an hour.
Closer to Brisbane, North Maclean in Logan saw 2.5-centimetre hailstones fall and Amberley in Ipswich received more than 10 millimetres of rain in two hours.
The severe storms then tracked east towards the coast leaving 6,500 Energex customers in the Logan, Ipswich and Scenic Rim regions without power by 6.45pm.
This is what dalby is coping at the momentPosted by Ann Jeffs on Sunday, 31 December 2017
The Bureau of Meteorology warned damaging winds and large hailstones were "likely" as three severe storm cells moved over south-east Queensland late on Monday afternoon.
A general severe storm warning remained in place throughout the afternoon for the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Kingaroy, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Fraser Island, Biloela and Caboolture. However, this was also revoked just after 7pm.
Warning update: Severe #QldStorm cells are moving towards the Brisbane CBD and Rathdowney. Please check warnings at https://t.co/mZ4ndXaCCS pic.twitter.com/i2EBbrVY6c
??? Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland (@BOM_Qld) January 1, 2018
