NT residents are being urged to make final preparations as tropical Cyclone Alessia heads for the coast.
SEVERE thunderstorm warnings remain in place for several areas across Queensland tonight.
The weather bureau said the Wide Bay and Burnett, and Southeast Coast districts could expect damaging winds and large hailstones.
Areas expected to be affected include the Gympie, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, and Yeppoon.
At 6.30pm the bureau said there were no longer severe thunderstorm warnings for the southeast of the state, east of Dalby from Rainbow Beach to Stanthorpe.
The Gabba is hit by a quick but intense storm cell that produced small hail during day four of the first Ashes Test. Picture: Adam Head
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Storms that sprang up on the city's doorstep earlier on Sunday produced marble to golf ball-sized hail which damaged some cars at the bayside suburb of Manly.
There also were reports of hail at Mt Tamborine on the Gold Coast hinterland, while a 107 km/hr wind gust was recorded at the Sunshine Coast Airport.
An Emergency Services Department spokeswoman said nine homeowners sought help from emergency services at Jimboomba, Macleay Island, Mt Tamborine, Upper Coomera and Coolum.
"It wasn't too bad,'' she said. "There was no damage of any significance and the calls were for trees down and leaking roofs.''
Mr Knepp said there would be little chance of rain saving England at the Gabba tomorrow despite Sunday's storms stopping play on Day 4 of the first Ashes Test.
Hail at the Gabba as a storm hits day four of the first Ashes test. Picture: Jono Searle.
The hailstorm left the grounds looking like a winter wonderland about 2pm.
Earlier, The Courier-Mail reported sunny conditions are forecast for the first cricket Test at the Gabba on Monday while in the north graziers are bracing for storms and showers as the first cyclone of the season pushes moisture inland over the drought-hit Gulf of Carpentaria.
It follows a weekend of storms that started in the Maranoa and Warrego yesterday before sweeping southeast, roughing up the Inglewood, Warwick, Lockyer Valley, Laidley, Rosewood and Ipswich districts.
The Gabba is hit by a quick but intense storm cell that produced small hail during day four of the first Ashes Test. Picture: Adam Head
Weather Bureau forecaster Michael Knepp said there would be little chance of rain saving England at the Gabba.
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"Of course we still might get a storm or showers today,'' he said. "But after that, the whole week should be okay," he said.
At least one home has been destroyed by a tornado that whipped through northern NSW.
"The next round of activity won't be until late Friday or Saturday when a trough comes through.
"There's very little chance of any interruptions with the cricket tomorrow.''
Mr Knepp said Cyclone Alessia was moving east towards Queensland at 20km/hr and - despite being a long way away - its moisture-laden winds were expected to bring showers and storms to the Gulf and northern parts.
Large hail fell in the Tamborine area, south of Brisbane, on Sunday afternoon.
The cyclone was 100km off the coast at 9am and flood warnings had been issued for the NT.
The monsoon trough is expected to drift south through the week, allowing monsoon rain areas to extend from the Gulf Country to Queensland's east north coast and Tablelands.
It will see scattered showers and thunderstorms from the northern interior across to the central coast.
This rainbow was captured at Narangba, following the first storm that swept through the southeast on Sunday.
Rollingstone just north of Townsville had 120mm overnight, the highest falls recorded in the state in the 24 hours to 9am.
"There have been falls of 50mm to 60mm around Normanton, Kowanyama had 28mm, Miranda Downs 30mm but it's likely there were heavier falls around that that,'' he said.
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Storms roll over Brisbane, as seen from Kangaroo Point Cliffs. Pic: Adam Smith
"We don't have a lot of rain gauges out there in the Gulf so we just don't know.
"How much we get up there is highly dependent on the movement of the tropical cyclone. If it moves towards the NT-Queensland border as a low, we could get quite a lot of rainfall.''
Some cumulative rainfall totals over the past week include Bowen 295.3mm, Georgetown 74mm, Richmond 44.8mm and Charters Towers 53.6mm.
Storms roll over Brisbane, as seen from Kangaroo Point Cliffs. Pic: Adam Smith
Overnight in the southeast, Junction View, southeast of Toowoomba, had 69mm, Nanango 62mm, nearby Brooklands 72mm, Amberley 52mm, Churchill 55mm, Coolangatta 26mm, Currumbin Creek 42mm, North Stradbroke Island 37mm, O'Reilly's 36mm, Tallebudgera Creek Dam 41mm.
Goondiwindi had 31mm while in the north Mareeba had 79mm, Chillagoe 50mm, Ingham 58mm and Coen on Cape York 67mm. Falls around Brisbane were mostly in the teens.
By tomorrow, the monsoon trough should extend from the northwest, across the tropical interior and south to the Fraser Island area with showers and thunderstorms contracting to its north.
Storms roll over Brisbane, as seen from Kangaroo Point Cliffs. Pic: Adam Smith
A drier air mass should dominate to the south.
Last night, forecasters said the line of storms that barrelled through the southeast corner had started to weaken by 10.30pm and were likely to reach the Sunshine Coast by 1am.
"They have weakened over the past hour but we are still seeing some intense bursts of rainfall and the odd significant wind gust," said Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Brett Harrison.
Storm clouds north of Moonie, Western Darling Downs, Saturday afternoon. Pic: Jeff Higgins. Higgins Storm Chasing
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Early reports suggested one house was completely demolished and up to 30 other homes were reportedly damaged in the Rosewood and Pine Mountain area near Ipswich, although this could not be confirmed by emergency services.
"We have dodged three big storms lately, but we really copped it tonight,'' said Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale late on Saturday.
Top of Bunya Mountains looking west out over the Darling Downs. Things are really brewing up out here today! Picture courtesy: Jeff Higgins / Higgins Storm Chasing
"One has collapsed completely and 25 to 30 have got damage at various degrees.
"No-one has been injured so far as we know.''
On Saturday night, the heaviest falls were recorded at Junction View, south of Gatton, with up to 62mm of rain dumped in just over an hour.
Bowen certainly has copped some rain!! Thankfully tide was out bit still water is still through some houses and cars. Picture: Tash Edwards
Wind gusts of up to 92km/h were recorded at Amberley at the height of the storm.
Golf ball-size hail was dropped near Inglewood, Ipswich and Warwick, but senior forecaster Brett Harrison said there had been no reports since 5.30pm Saturday.
Energex reported more than 5000 homes across the southeast were without power at around 10pm.
Bowen certainly has copped some rain!! Thankfully tide was out bit still water is still through some houses and cars. Picture: Tash Edwards
More showers and thunderstorms are expected to brew on Sunday, with the activity likely to be closer to the southeast coast.
Mr Harrison said November had certainly made up for a late start to the storm season.
"This time of year is when we expect there to be a large number of severe thunderstorms," he said.
Bowen certainly has copped some rain!! Thankfully tide was out bit still water is still through some houses and cars. Picture: Tash Edwards
"The main trigger is the upper trough."
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A severe thunderstorm warning had been issued at 10.58pm for damaging wind and heavy rainfall in the Sunshine Coast and Cherbourg Shire areas and for parts of the Gympie, Moreton Bay, Somerset, South Burnett and Toowoomba areas.
Damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding were likely, the Bureau of Meteorology warned.
The warning came after several thunderstorms rolled across southern Queensland throughout Saturday.
Residents reported seeing hail stones, lightning strikes, strong winds and heavy rain across the area.
By 9.15pm, the State Emergency Services had received 47 requests for help through the Rosewood, Hatton Vale, Marburg, Amberley, Ipswich and Brisbane CBD areas.
A spokeswoman said the requests related to structural damage to homes, fallen trees and general storm and flood damage.
"There was significant roof damage to houses in Lower Mt Walker, near Laidley," she said.
A 92 km/h wind gust was recorded at Amberley Airport at 7.45pm, an 87 km/h wind gust was recorded at Gold Coast Seaway at 8.30pm and a 79 km/h wind gust was recorded at Inner Beacon (Moreton Bay) at 8:55pm.
Wild weather also battered northern NSW on Saturday, with a twister destroying at least one home.
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- additional reporting by Kate McKenna
