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Brisbane may not be out of the woods just yet, with more severe weather possible a day after destructive storms swept the city.
Warnings were issued for south-east Queensland by the Bureau of Meteorology before 6pm on Thursday, with the River City on the fringe of one alert area.
It said severe thunderstorms likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding would primarily affect towns to the north-west of Brisbane.
Kingaroy, Cherbourg, Taroom, Monto, Yarraman and Gayndah were listed as among the areas that could be hit hardest.
Hail measuring about six centimetres was recorded at Churchable before 5pm, and 75 millimetres of rail was recorded within an hour at Mount Moffatt.
The bureau forecasted rain or more thunderstorms in parts of Brisbane until next Tuesday.
As of 6pm on Thursday, about 25,000 properties in south-east Queensland remained without power following a lashing that damaged homes and brought trees down onto traffic.
Parts of the region recorded between 50 and 80 millimetres in just half-an-hour, leading to flash flooding.
Wind gusts of up to 96km/h were recorded at Brisbane Airport, leading to delays and diversions.
Intense gusts tore down trees and lifted a trampoline out of a backyard in Regents Park, Logan, while large hailstones were recorded west of the Gold Coast.
A falling tree knocked out traffic lights before crashing into cars on Aspen Circuit in Logan Reserve about 4pm. Another tree came down on Logan Road in Eight Mile Plains, striking two vehicles just before 5pm.
SES crews responded to more than 320 requests for help across the state’s south-east.
Most requests for assistance were related to fallen trees affecting structures or blocking the entry or exit to properties, and many needed tarpaulins for leaking roofs.
Among the hundreds of requests, 243 callouts were from Logan City. On Thursday morning, 11 schools in the area were closed.
Burrowes State School, Corymbia State School, Crestmead State School, Jimboomba State School, Logan Village State School, Marsden State High School, Marsden State School, South Rock State School, Yarrabilba State School, Yarrabilba State Secondary College and Yugumbir State School were closed.
The weather is expected to ease on Friday before a resurgence in storm activity at the weekend.
“Into the weekend, we do see those thunderstorms reinvigorate as another surface trough develops across inland parts of Queensland,” meteorologist Jonathan How said.
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