Thousands without power as Christmas Eve storms wreak havoc
Minor outages were also observed in the affected suburbs, with some residents reporting their power went out for a minute or so before coming back on.
At 4.30pm, the Bureau of Meteorology had warnings in place for heavy rainfall in the Greater Brisbane Area, including surrounding areas such as the Sunshine Coast, Southern Downs, Darling Downs, and parts of Central Queensland. There was a possibility of hail in the Southern Downs.
Three storm cells were making their way through the south-east. Toowong experienced 44mm of rain in about a half hour, with less rainfall in Chapel Hill and Kenmore. The CBD also experienced 15mm to 20mm.
A second cell dropped approximately 30mm to 40mm just south of Ipswich, while the Sunshine Coast experienced 57mm in about 30 minutes.
Storms were expected to continue throughout the afternoon and into Christmas Day, lessening overnight but gearing back up about 10am.
The heatwave warning has now been cancelled, and temperatures are expected to ease throughout the remainder of the week.
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