Giant hailstones predicted as four thunderstorms descend on SEQ
Four severe thunderstorms are bearing down on south-east Queensland, with people urged to prepare for "giant hail stones".
Just before 3pm on Friday, ahead of peak hour, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a warning for damaging, locally destructive winds, heavy rainfall and large, possibly giant hail.
It warned that at 2.55pm, very dangerous thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Mulgowie, Grandchester, Rathdowney and Rosevale.
Very dangerous thunderstorms with giant hail, destructive wind gusts and intense rainfall were forecast to affect Laidley, Kooralbyn and Rosewood by 3.25pm and Ipswich, Beaudesert and Gatton by 3.55pm.
Other severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Lake Samsonvale, Dayboro, Kincora and Mount Nebo.
They were forecast to affect Pittsworth, Fernvale and Samford by 3.30pm and Strathpine, the area south of Toowoomba and south-west of Toowoomba by 4pm.
Damaging, heavy rainfall that might lead to flash flooding and large hail was likely.
Mulgowie received 62 millimetres in 30 minutes.
About 50 millimetres of rain was expected between Friday and Monday thanks to a combination of a low-pressure trough and onshore winds.