A car yard at Greenslopes was damaged by a storm tonight. Source: The Courier-Mail
A MAN is in a critical condition after being hit by a falling branch as the weather turned wild during a fun-run in Brisbane tonight.
The man was competing in the Twilight Run at the University of Queensland at St Lucia when he was struck with what emergency services are describing as a "large tree branch."
Three crews were called to Sir Fred Schonell Drive at 6.19pm where ambulance officers found the man unconscious at the scene.
The man, believed to be in his 40s, suffered serious head injuries and was rushed to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition.
The half-marathon was reportedly stopped as the weather worsened.
A stormfront, as pictured from Admiralty Towers, moves through Brisbane's CBD this afternoon. PIC: Ruth Bonnett
The Bureau said 45mm of rain was recorded in 30 minutes at Carole Park and 40mm in the same time period at Brassal, west of Brisbane.
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Earlier, the Bureau warned that thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near Ipswich, Beenleigh and Logan City.
Storm clouds menace the northern end of the Gold Coast this afternoon. PIC: David Clark
These thunderstorms are moving towards the northeast. Very dangerous thunderstorms are forecast to affect Brisbane CBD, Cleveland and Albany Creek by 6:30pm and Strathpine, Redcliffe and Beachmere by 7pm.
Nearly 30,000 homes and businesses are without power in southeast Queensland because of storm activity.
Over 400 properties on the Gold Coast have lost power because of fallen power lines and widespread power problems in Logan are currently being investigated.
Jimboomba, Greenbank and Logan Village are amongst the hardest hit suburbs in the Logan City Council region, with over 22,000 properties having reported power outages.
A stormfront moves through Brisbane's CBD this afternoon.
An Energex spokeswoman said "it was hard to say" when restorations will be made.
"It depends on the complexity of the problem, which crews will assess," she said.
"In the meantime, please report any power outages to Energex on 13 19 62 and be careful around fallen power lines."
Other severe thunderstorms were located near the area northwest of Esk and the area west of Toogoolawah. They are forecast to affect Toogoolawah by 6:30 pm and the area west of Kilcoy, Mount Kilcoy and Linville by 7:00 pm.
A reader taken from Highfields, near Toowoomba, this afternoon.
Destructive winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding are likely.
A 90 km/h wind gust was recorded at Beaudesert at 5:08pm.
The latest update from the Bureau of Meteorology warned of damaging wind, heavy rainfall and large hail for people in Logan, Ipswich, the Scenic Rim and parts of Brisbane.
The Gold Coast, Lockyer Valley, Southern Downs, Somerset, Toowoomba, Redlands and Stradbroke Island were also include in the severe thunderstorm warning.
The Bureau advised that severe thunderstorms were detected near Boonah, Beaudesert, southwest of Esk and northeast of Warwick.
They are forecast to affect Esk and Logan Village by 5.55pm and Ipswich, Beenleigh and Logan City by 6.25pm.
Earlier it was reported, storms near Rathdowney, Helidon, Murphy's Creek and Killarney are moving east to northeast.
They are forecast to hit Oakington, Laravale and Kooralbyn by 5.05pm and Warwick, Beaudesert and Gatton by 5:35pm.
Earlier it was reported that a band of severe thunderstorms was moving towards the Gold Coast, with heavy rain and damaging winds forecast. Power outages have been since been reported.
At 3.30pm, a band of severe thunderstorms were near Numinbah Valley, south of Canungra and south of the NSW border and moving north, northeast.
They were forecast to hit Little Nerang Dam, Mudgeeraba and Canungra by 4pm and Nerang, Southport and Mt Tamborine by 4.30pm.
Earlier, it was reported storms were moving east-northeast and expected to hit Pikedale and the Border Ranges National Park by 2.35pm and the McPherson Range, Springbrook and Rathdowney by 3.05pm.
The Weather Bureau expects damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding.
A general severe thunderstorm warning is also current for parts of the Maranoa and Warrego, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and southeast coast until Tuesday evening.
The monsoon trough is redeveloping in the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arafura Sea, resulting in an increase in shower and storm activity.
A weak low may form in the Arafura Sea early in the week but, at this stage, the bureau does not expect it to develop into a cyclone.
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