After prolonged blistering heat, the weather gods have finally given south-east Queensland a reprieve in the form of rain, strong winds and lightning on Monday.
They dumped more than 50 millimetres in places, snapped trees and damaged roofs with wind gusts approaching 100km/h.
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They hit the CBD just before 6pm, while wind gusts reached 89 kilometres at Archerfield and 115 kilometres at Inner Beacon.
 As a result, trees were snapped and almost 20,000 homes were without power at 8pm, including almost 9000 in the Ipswich area.
On Tuesday morning, a little more than 700 homes were still without power, the vast majority of which were in Ipswich.
The State Emergency Service was called out to 45 jobs across south-east Queensland, again mostly in Ipswich.
The jobs included roof damage and fallen trees as Archerfield recorded a wind gust of 89km/h.
The Beerburrum area picked up the most rain, copping 51 millimetres, with other parts of the south-east mostly receiving between 25 and 50 millimetres.
Roads were also blocked, including the Cunningham Highway which was covered by fallen powerlines.Â
Cunningham hwy remains blocked both ways at Swanbank where powerlines brought down by storm @7NewsQueensland pic.twitter.com/RyPKOZSCwi
— Chris Campey (@Chris_Campey) February 13, 2017
Gatton received more than 30 millimetres in an hour and Amberley recorded more than 20 millimetres in the same period.
QFES on the scene at Brisbane Tce Goodna. Tree and wires down. pic.twitter.com/qasUNgCxhU
— Dep•Mayor Paul Tully (@PaulTully) February 13, 2017
The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled the severe thunderstorm warning for the south-east about 7.30pm, as the storms moved offshore over the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay.Â
I took this timelapse of the #bnestorm as it rolled in â›? pic.twitter.com/Zn87SLtMcK
— Alle McMahon (@AlleMcMahon) February 13, 2017Â
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Vinord Anand said storms were not expected in Brisbane or the coasts on Tuesday, although there was a small chance further west in the Darling Downs.
He said the Wide Bay area was more likely to experience severe storms.
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