A man has died after he was struck by lightning during a camping trip in the early morning storms that hit south-east Queensland and northern NSW.
The storms, which caused heavy rainfall across the region, also cut power to more than 15,000 premises, mostly on the Gold Coast during its peak. However Energex revised that figure to 6256 premises at 6.30am.
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The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled it's severe thunderstorm warning at 5.36am after identifying the immediate threat of the storms had passed.
As the #bigwet hits the South East remember to slow down, drive and ride to conditions and if it's flooded, forget it! #Bnestorm pic.twitter.com/pobF3OlRWU
— QPS Media Unit (@QPSmedia) December 5, 2016
Paramedics hiked into a camping site at Mount Warning in New South Wales just before 5am after a woman reported suffering neck pain and singed hair after being struck by lightning.
A fellow camper, a man in his 20s, died at the scene.
Planes heading for the Gold Coast on Tuesday morning were diverted to Brisbane airport to avoid the early morning storm.
Many passengers departing from Brisbane airport were also hit with delays.
The storms hit as Queensland prepares for its fifth straight day of sweltering conditions.
Monday saw a state-wide high of 44.6C at Windorah, with Dirrinbandi hitting 44C
Brisbane and coastal areas of the southeast were only around 30C due to the cooling effect of sea breezes.
Weather bureau forecaster Dean Narramore said Tuesday would see similar conditions.
"Another day of widespread 40s across the inland, near the coast the sea breezes will keep the coast only about a degree above average but widespread six to eight degrees above average across much of the inland," he said.
However that should be the last day of higher temperatures for some areas.
"Wednesday we start cooling down in places like Birdsville, although in this case 'cooling down' means dropping to the low 30s," Mr Narramore said.
"Then Thursday we start to really see it cooling down through southern and southeast Queensland with the 40s contracting up to northwest Queensland."
- with LIsa Visentin and AAP