UPDATE @ 6.10AM | The Bureau has now cancelled a severe storm warning for the Gold Coast, with a system now moving out to sea.
It comes after the city was woken to thunder and heavy rain, with parts of the Hinterland recording around 35mm of rain in three hours.
Closer to the coast, Tugun received 21mm in the same period.
The Bureau warns there is the possibility of more storms impacting the southeast across the rest of Monday.
EARLIER | The Gold Coast has been woken to early-morning storms, with the Bureau issuing a severe storm warning for parts of the city.
Storms started rumbling across the city early on Monday morning and are set to continue throughout the day.
The latest severe storm warning issued at 5.12am warned of storms being detected near Beaudesert, Canungra, Bundamba Lagoon and Greenbank.
“These thunderstorms are moving towards the northeast,” The BOM warning said.
“They are forecast to affect Beenleigh, Logan Central, Nerang, Mount Tamborine, Tamborine and Jimboomba by 5:40 am and Cleveland, Southport, Coomera, Hope Island, South Stradbroke Island and Jacobs Well by 6:10 am.”
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The storms had earlier impacted parts of the Southern Downs and Scenic Rim with 75mm of rain recorded in Upper Goomburra in just three hours.
More to come.
