Brisbane is bracing for a week of downpours after severe storms hit south-east Queensland last night dumping almost 40mm of water in some areas.

Brisbane Airport was hit with half a month's worth of rain in 10 minutes, while Ipswich and Gold Coast recorded rainfall of 38mm.

A reader's photo of lightning striking Q1 on the Gold Coast during last night's storm, left, and right: hail at a Camira home. Credit:Derek Byrne/Renee Dickens

Residents in Ipswich, Coolangatta and Brisbane's western suburbs copped hail and thousands of properties across the region lost power.