NT residents are being urged to make final preparations as tropical Cyclone Alessia heads for the coast.
STORMS are hitting Brisbane, bringing hail and damaging winds.
Places in the firing line are Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Somerset and the Redlands.
The Weather Bureau warns that storms have built up in the Lake Manchester area, west of Brisbane.
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They are forecast to affect Wacol and Archerfield by 2.05 pm and Slacks Creek, Tingalpa Reservoir and Camp Hill by 2.35pm.
At least one home has been destroyed by a tornado that whipped through northern NSW.
Damaging winds and large hailstones are likely.
Storms have stopped play at the Gabba about 2pm.
Residents in the Wide Bay and Burnett, southeast coast and parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia, Maranoa and Warrego and Darling Downs and Granite Belt also should prepare.
Places likely to see some activity include Maroochydore, Gympie, Kingaroy, Noosa and Biloela.
Storms roll over Brisbane, as seen from Kangaroo Point Cliffs. Pic: Adam Smith
Earlier, The Courier-Mail reported sunny conditions are forecast for the first cricket Test at the Gabba on Monday while in the north graziers are bracing for storms and showers as the first cyclone of the season pushes moisture inland over the drought-hit Gulf of Carpentaria.
It follows a weekend of storms that started in the Maranoa and Warrego yesterday before sweeping southeast, roughing up the Inglewood, Warwick, Lockyer Valley, Laidley, Rosewood and Ipswich districts.
Weather Bureau forecaster Michael Knepp said there would be little chance of rain saving England at the Gabba.
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Storms roll over Brisbane, as seen from Kangaroo Point Cliffs. Pic: Adam Smith
"Of course we still might get a storm or showers today,'' he said. "But after that, the whole week should be okay," he said.
"The next round of activity won't be until late Friday or Saturday when a trough comes through.
"There's very little chance of any interruptions with the cricket tomorrow.''
Mr Knepp said Cyclone Alessia was moving east towards Queensland at 20km/hr and - despite being a long way away - its moisture-laden winds were expected to bring showers and storms to the Gulf and northern parts.
Storms roll over Brisbane, as seen from Kangaroo Point Cliffs. Pic: Adam Smith
The cyclone was 100km off the coast at 9am and flood warnings had been issued for the NT.
The monsoon trough is expected to drift south through the week, allowing monsoon rain areas to extend from the Gulf Country to Queensland's east north coast and Tablelands.
It will see scattered showers and thunderstorms from the northern interior across to the central coast.
Rollingstone just north of Townsville had 120mm overnight, the highest falls recorded in the state in the 24 hours to 9am.
Storm clouds north of Moonie, Western Darling Downs, Saturday afternoon. Pic: Jeff Higgins. Higgins Storm Chasing
"There have been falls of 50mm to 60mm around Normanton, Kowanyama had 28mm, Miranda Downs 30mm but it's likely there were heavier falls around that that,'' he said.
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"We don't have a lot of rain gauges out there in the Gulf so we just don't know.
"How much we get up there is highly dependent on the movement of the tropical cyclone. If it moves towards the NT-Queensland border as a low, we could get quite a lot of rainfall.''
Top of Bunya Mountains looking west out over the Darling Downs. Things are really brewing up out here today! Picture courtesy: Jeff Higgins / Higgins Storm Chasing
Some cumulative rainfall totals over the past week include Bowen 295.3mm, Georgetown 74mm, Richmond 44.8mm and Charters Towers 53.6mm.
Overnight in the southeast, Junction View, southeast of Toowoomba, had 69mm, Nanango 62mm, nearby Brooklands 72mm, Amberley 52mm, Churchill 55mm, Coolangatta 26mm, Currumbin Creek 42mm, North Stradbroke Island 37mm, O'Reilly's 36mm, Tallebudgera Creek Dam 41mm.
Goondiwindi had 31mm while in the north Mareeba had 79mm, Chillagoe 50mm, Ingham 58mm and Coen on Cape York 67mm. Falls around Brisbane were mostly in the teens.
By tomorrow, the monsoon trough should extend from the northwest, across the tropical interior and south to the Fraser Island area with showers and thunderstorms contracting to its north.
Bowen certainly has copped some rain!! Thankfully tide was out bit still water is still through some houses and cars. Picture: Tash Edwards
A drier air mass should dominate to the south.
Last night, forecasters said the line of storms that barrelled through the southeast corner had started to weaken by 10.30pm and were likely to reach the Sunshine Coast by 1am.
"They have weakened over the past hour but we are still seeing some intense bursts of rainfall and the odd significant wind gust," said Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Brett Harrison.
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Bowen certainly has copped some rain!! Thankfully tide was out bit still water is still through some houses and cars. Picture: Tash Edwards
Early reports suggested one house was completely demolished and up to 30 other homes were reportedly damaged in the Rosewood and Pine Mountain area near Ipswich, although this could not be confirmed by emergency services.
"We have dodged three big storms lately, but we really copped it tonight,'' said Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale late on Saturday.
"One has collapsed completely and 25 to 30 have got damage at various degrees.
"No-one has been injured so far as we know.''
Bowen certainly has copped some rain!! Thankfully tide was out bit still water is still through some houses and cars. Picture: Tash Edwards
On Saturday night, the heaviest falls were recorded at Junction View, south of Gatton, with up to 62mm of rain dumped in just over an hour.
Wind gusts of up to 92km/h were recorded at Amberley at the height of the storm.
Golf ball-size hail was dropped near Inglewood, Ipswich and Warwick, but senior forecaster Brett Harrison said there had been no reports since 5.30pm Saturday.
Energex reported more than 5000 homes across the southeast were without power at around 10pm.
More showers and thunderstorms are expected to brew on Sunday, with the activity likely to be closer to the southeast coast.
Mr Harrison said November had certainly made up for a late start to the storm season.
"This time of year is when we expect there to be a large number of severe thunderstorms," he said.
"The main trigger is the upper trough."
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A severe thunderstorm warning had been issued at 10.58pm for damaging wind and heavy rainfall in the Sunshine Coast and Cherbourg Shire areas and for parts of the Gympie, Moreton Bay, Somerset, South Burnett and Toowoomba areas.
Damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were likely, the Bureau of Meteorology warned.
The warning came after several thunderstorms rolled across southern Queensland throughout Saturday.
Residents reported seeing hail stones, lightning strikes, strong winds and heavy rain across the area.
By 9.15pm, the State Emergency Services had received 47 requests for help through the Rosewood, Hatton Vale, Marburg, Amberley, Ipswich and Brisbane CBD areas.
A spokeswoman said the requests related to structural damage to homes, fallen trees and general storm and flood damage.
"There was significant roof damage to houses in Lower Mt Walker, near Laidley," she said.
A 92 km/h wind gust was recorded at Amberley Airport at 7.45pm, an 87 km/h wind gust was recorded at Gold Coast Seaway at 8.30pm and a 79 km/h wind gust was recorded at Inner Beacon (Moreton Bay) at 8:55pm.
Wild weather also battered northern NSW on Saturday, with a twister destroying at least one home.
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- additional reporting by Kate McKenna
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