A storm has dumped 128mm of rain on the Gold Coast in just over an hour – a one-in-50-year event, the weather bureau says.

Rain bucketed down about 1pm on Friday as the severe storm cell hovered over Southport for 90 minutes, while flash flooding closed roads and sporting fields.

Crazy scenes as the Gold Coast floods. This is Whiting Street in Labrodor pic.twitter.com/At2XUOI3Ie — Robert McKnight (@rob_mcknight) December 13, 2019

There is a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the Gold Coast. Cars have been submerged in water on Enterprise Street at Molendinar, with more rain on the way. https://t.co/Ha2FcHTxZU #qldweather #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/YCwwVjXDpZ — 7NEWS Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) December 13, 2019

The storm moved north to Brisbane, pelting the city with rain just days after it copped more than 100mm in less than an hour.

Lightning strikes knocked out traffic lights and several vehicles were stranded as floodwaters suddenly rose to a metre high, while other parts of the city missed out completely.

Deagon in the city’s north copped 72mm during the burst but not all southeast Queensland regions benefited from the rain.

Just days after officially being drought declared, Redland City missed out.

The city’s central suburb of Alexandra Hills recorded 1mm of rain on Friday.

At 4pm Energex reported more than 8,600 customers were without power, with Gold Coast residents worst affected.

Severe thunderstorm warnings remained in place across the south-east on Friday afternoon, with a dangerous cell featuring potentially large hail being tracked in the Sunshine Coast region, the weather bureau said.

Flooded in Labrador #GoldCoast pic.twitter.com/UbfhgRvq1Z — ⋆ 𝗰 𝗼 𝘂 𝗿 𝘁 𝗻 𝗲 𝘆 ⋆ (@snowwhitedun) December 13, 2019

Labrador must have got close to 100mm in that storm 🙌🏼 #GoldCoast pic.twitter.com/sM01iqkc4G — Rebecca Masters (@becmasters) December 13, 2019