A dangerous thunderstorm cell hit the southern Gold Coast on Tuesday, bringing down trees and cutting power to thousands of homes and businesses.

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While that storm moved out to sea, another cell hit Brisbane's southern suburbs, bringing hail to the suburbs of Mansfield and Macgregor.

That storm also brought rain to Ipswich and other areas west of Brisbane into the evening.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said 70mm of rain fell at Emu Vale east of Warwick in the hour to 7.30pm.

The BoM cancelled all storm warnings for south-east Queensland at 8:43pm (AEST).

But another warning was issued at 9:33pm for a storm bringing damaging wind, heavy rain and large hail to parts of the Somerset, Lockyer Valley and Moreton Bay council regions.

On the Gold Coast on Tuesday afternoon, a tree crashed onto a home at Tugun, damaging two bedrooms, and another tree fell across a driveway at Currumbin.

There was also tree damage reported at Tallebudgera.

Storm cells merged near the Queensland border to create a large storm front bringing heavy rain.

About 2,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the Gold Coast region.

Energex said at 9.00pm there were 3,007 homes and businesses blacked out across Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

BoM forecaster Brian James said the damage on the Gold Coast could have been worse.

"We've had reports at Tallebudgera and Currumbin Valley of trees getting blown down there," he said.

"There was also some heavy rain at Currumbin, 44 millimetres in just 30 minutes, that was quite heavy.

"The hail situation reports were south of the border."

Late on Tuesday night, a severe storm warning remained current for parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields, Capricornia and Wide Bay and Burnett districts.

Monday marked the beginning of five days of wild weather - ranging from showers to severe thunderstorms - expected to hit the south-east, BoM said.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) urged residents in areas affected to bring loose outdoor items indoors and secure items that could not be moved, such as swing sets and trampolines.

QFES advised people to move their cars undercover and away from trees and to seek shelter indoors and never under trees when the storm approached.