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Hail of up to five centimetres has been recorded across parts of Brisbane as a severe storm hits the state's south-east. (ABC News: Alison Middleton)
Five-centimetre hailstones and wind gusts of up to 96 kilometres per hour have been recorded after a severe thunderstorm lashed south-east Queensland.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued a severe thunderstorm warning across the south-east on Sunday afternoon, including for parts of the Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Redlands, Logan, Sunshine Coast, Noosa, the South Burnett and Gold Coast areas.
Another warning was also issued for the Wide Bay-Burnett, Southeast Coast and parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia and Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts.
Large hailstones fell in the southern suburbs of Brisbane at 4:45pm on Sunday, according to the BOM, and wind gusts of 96 kilometres per hour were recorded at Archerfield Airport.
Energex said on social media the storm had "absolutely smashed our network" with more than 65,000 customers without power.
Ergon Energy said there are more than 40 wires down in the Toowoomba area and "lots of other damage to poles and wires across the region".
The Queensland Fire Department is responding to multiple power outages across the south-east.
Crews attended to an incident of a roof coming off a business in Toowoomba and a roof off a house in Millmeran.
The State Emergency Service (SES) has received multiple calls to assist with fallen trees and powerlines, from Ipswich to Brisbane.
In Brisbane's inner-city suburb of Woolloongabba, Vulture Street and Leopard Street were closed due to significant damage to the surface of the road, which the SES said was believed to be linked to the storm.
Senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said the storm activity was likely being triggered by a weak trough moving through that created an unstable and moist environment.
The BOM is forecasting scattered showers and thunderstorms across many parts of eastern Queensland on Monday, with a low-pressure trough likely to deepen.
"We may once again see severe storms developing across areas mainly to the north of Brisbane, but pushing up a large part of the coast as well," Ms Bradbury said.
"Severe storms tomorrow may once again bring damaging winds, large hail or possibly heavy falls."
ABC