The southeast corner of Queensland is in the firing line for another set of severe thunderstorms this afternoon.
THE state's southeast is mopping up after severe storms swept through the area on Monday afternoon.
The weather phenomenon severely damaged two homes in the suburb of Urangan at Hervey Bay, sweeping the roof of one down the street.
"The houses had substantial roof damage," the Department of Community Safety told AAP.
Police say the damage is surprising.
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A waterspout is being blamed for the damage to this home at Urangan.
"When we attended the first one, the house next door had completely lost its roof and (it) had blown down the road," he told ABC radio.
Bruce Creed had just gone to bed when the tornado ripped through his King St home, pulling the roof off.
"The wind came on up and blew my curtains but the next thing after that there was a loud bang and that was it, in 30 seconds, it had peeled off the whole back section (of the roof)," he said.
It is believed a waterspout damaged the roof of this house.
Mr Creed said everyone in the house was shaken up.
"The roof peeled on up and the timber came through the ceiling and knocked the ceiling stuff onto me - it just broke out a section. All the walls have moved," he said.
He said it was not raining, so the home's interior escaped water damage.
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Marian Jones posted this picture on Higgins Storm Chasing Facebook page saying "Can see as to why Mt Tamborine copped it so hard." Picture: Marian Jones
SES crews and emergency services were on the scene this morning helping Mr Creed and his neighbour.
Across the road, neighbour Robin Forrest said he heard the tornado coming.
"Up to 15 to 30 seconds before it hit there was an enormous roaring sensation, a lot of crashing and banging and things flying around then it was gone," Mr Forrest said.
"It was all so quick that you really didn't have time to take it in."
Cheryl Stonehill Power posted this picture on Higgins Storm Chasing Facebook page showing storm clouds over Berrinba in Brisbane. Picture: Cheryl Stonehill Power
He said he watched the wind come towards him through the window and pull the roofs off of homes across the road.
"I'm surprised there hasn't been more homes damaged," he said.
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Urangan local Mark Tandy cycled through King St and said he saw a trampoline that had flown into a person's fence with the home owner unsure where it had come from.
A fierce hailstorm forced the closure of Dreamworld on Monday afternoon. Picture: Dreamworld staff
"This morning on my early morning bike ride I noticed branches all over the place and fences knocked down - it seems to have had a really narrow focus."
There are no reports of any injuries.
The Bureau of Meteorology says water spouts are very small areas of concentrated swirling winds, which can produce a narrow column of condensed water.
Storms have again lashed the South East with large hail and damaging winds
"It's like an ice skater with her arms out and when she draws them in she spins faster and faster," a bureau spokesman told AAP.
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"When you get that spiralling around, it concentrates, and you get that spout tighten up and the winds strengthen.
"It's that motion, that spiralling and also the air lifting, that creates that vortex."
Monday storms. Picture: Leigh Mellon
A fierce hailstorm forced the closure of Dreamworld on Monday afternoon. Picture: Dreamworld staff Source: Supplied
The southeast has been given two days to recover from the recent battering by severe weather.
But Bureau of Meteorology forecaster David Grant said storms could gather over Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast for the start of the Ashes in Brisbane on Thursday.
"We've been given a couple of days reprieve before unstable conditions start to develop on Thursday in the southeast," he said.
The southeast continues to mop up after yesterday afternoon's fierce storms, which forced the closure of a Gold Coast theme park following 139km/h winds and large hail.
Gold Coast SES crews responded to 330 calls for help between 4-9pm after homes were left battered by hail stones.
Taken from my balcony at Benowa on the Gold Coast as the storm came over Surfers on Saturday night. Picture: Dean Johnson.
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An uprooted tree also caused havoc for a father and daughter on their way home from school after it fell on their car. They suffered cuts and abrasions and were taken to the Gold Coast University hospital for treatment.
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EARLIER, Golf ball-sized hailstones hammered Dreamworld at Coomera on Monday afternoon, forcing the theme park to close down operations.
A Dreamworld spokesperson said rides were evacuated shortly before 4pm with the hail storm lasting for about 10 minutes.
There have been no reports of any injuries to visitors at this stage and park operators are currently assessing property damage.
A 139km/h wind gust was also recorded at Upper Coomera at about 3pm.
Drivers in the vicinity raced for cover as the storm whipped through , breaking branches off trees and shaking up the area's other theme parks which were packed with tourists.
SES crews took 88 calls for help in an hour.
Hail of 3-4cm was recorded at Samford, northwest of Brisbane.
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4.55pm: Ipswich City Council mayor Paul Pisasale said the storms had missed his city.
"We've been blessed again,'' he said. "This is three times in a row they've gone past us.
"Hey, but what's happening with the weather? This is just like it was back when I was a kid, a storm every afternoon.
"Every time the school bell went you knew you were in for a drenching on the way home.''
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4.45pm: A worker at the BP Upper Coomera service station between Brisbane and the Gold Coast said the 10-minute storm caused chaos at the garage and on the highway.
``I couldn't count the number of cars trying to get under cover,'' he said. ``We got hail about golf ball size and got absolutely inundated with cars.
``It lasted about 10 minutes with hurricane-like wind.
``I don't know if any cars were damaged but it was big enough to do make a mess.''
4.25pm: The Bureau of Meteorology has updated their severe thunderstorm warning after storms were detected on the weather radar near Jimboomba, Logan Village and Southport.
Forecasters expect the storms to strike Beenleigh, Logan City and Macleay Island by 4.45pm and Cleveland, Peel Island and Manly by 5.15pm.
Other severe thunderstorms are impacting Ipswich and Fernvale.
That storm cell, with destructive winds and large hailstones, will hit Mount Nebo, Highvale and southern Lake Wivenhoe by 4.45 pm and Brisbane CBD, Albany Creek and the D'Aguilar Ranges by 5.15 pm.
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4.15pm: Leigh Mellon was driving home to Sunshine Beach when the thunderstorms dropped pea-sized hail on the Sunshine Coast.
"I was heading back from work and saw the dark clouds when we were near the Coolum roundabout," Mr Mellon said.
"It was fast moving and kept pace with us all the way to Peregian Springs. That's when the hail started failing."
Mr Mellon said the hail stones were not as large as the weekend, but fell heavily for 15 minutes.
"Cars had to pull over because of the rain and the hail," he said.
"It caused quite a few disruptions for traffic."
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3.50pm: "Very dangerous" thunderstorms have been detected on the weather radar between Boonah and Beaudesert in the southeast.
Forecasters have predicted that they will affect Coolangatta, Southport and Tamborine by 3.55 pm.
Other severe thunderstorms likely to cause destructive winds and large hailstones near Hatton Vale are expected to affect Rosewood and Marburg by 3.55pm.
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3.45pm: Claire Libke of the Canungra Caltex service station in the Gold Coast hinterland said a storm had brought grape-sized hail for five to 10 minutes.
``It was the biggest storm we've had so far. Very impressive, with lightning and thunder,'' Ms Libke said. ``But it didn't do any damage to cars or buildings.
``It's raining fiercely now and the rain has washed all the hail away.
``It was terribly dry here until these storms started.''
The Energex lightning tracker has recorded almost 300 lightning strikes every half hour since storms started this afternoon.
3.17pm: The Bureau of Meteorology is also monitoring storms near Numinbah Valley, Laravale, Kooralbyn and Canungra that are moving in an eastern direction.
They are forecast to hit Boonah, Beaudesert, and Little Nerang Dam by 3.20 pm and Canungra by 3.35 pm.
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2.52pm: Warwick, the Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Brisbane, Dalby, Maroochydore, Gympie, Kingaroy and Stanthorpe are in the storm's path.
"There are reports of small hail already falling on the area, with a couple of reports of hail bigger than 2cm, which means we have to classify the storm as severe," senior forecaster Tony Wedd said.
Mr Wedd said the main driver of today's storm is an upper trough of cold air over the region.
"It's a bit unusual to have such severe storms quite a few days in a row," he said.
"We've certainly had isolated incidents, but this relentlessness is unusual."
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