13cm hail has been reported at Hillcrest - that’s the size of lawn bowls! There are severe thunderstorm warnings in place for parts of the South East, with damaging winds, giant hailstones & heavy rainfall. BOM: Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland for DAMAGING, LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS, LARGE, POSSIBLY GIANT HAILSTONES and HEAVY RAINFALL For people in Ipswich, Redland City, Brisbane City and parts of Gympie, Logan, Somerset, South Burnett, Toowoomba, Lockyer Valley, Gold Coast, S

Lightning lit up the sky over Brisbane on Saturday as powerful storms brought giant hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain across south-east Queensland. | AccuWeather

Severe storms lashed south-east Queensland on Monday and Tuesday, with destructive winds and giant hail causing severe damage to property in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, including damaged solar panels and roofs blown away. 16,000 insurance claims have already been made, with more expected. Around 36,000 homes are still without power, and it may be several days before power is restored everywhere. Many schools are still without power and remain closed. Original reporting by Mo