Parents in south-east Queensland have been urged to collect their children from schools, as the Bureau of Meteorology warns of more incoming storms and wet weather in the flood-hit region.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said more wet weather and severe storms were expected in the south-east over the next two days, urging residents to stay home where possible.
Ms Palaszczuk encouraged parents in the Northern Moreton Bay region, the Sunshine Coast, Gympie and Wide Bay to Bundaberg regions to collect their children from school and take them home.
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"Children are safe at school but you should collect your children when it is safe to do so," Ms Palaszczuk said.
Children of essential workers may remain at school.
Across Queensland, 106 schools have been closed due to flooding, including Rocklea State School, Ipswich State High School and Waterford State School in Logan.
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"The conditions are going to be unstable for the next 24 to 48 hours all the way across the south-east. I'm urging people to stay home if they can," Ms Palaszczuk said.
"These are unprecedented times. We will get through it together but it is of course a very concerning time.
"We do not want to be sending people to rescue you at midnight tonight when we expect those storms to come in."
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said severe conditions would continue in the state's south-east today, with ongoing wet conditions causing already saturated rivers to rise.
In Brisbane, 48mm of rain was recorded in 30 minutes.
"This is a very dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation for south-east Queensland," the BoM said.
"Any rainfall that falls in the south east will renew these river rises and creeks will respond very quickly.
"They do not have the capacity to take on any more water.
"That's why today it is a very serious and dangerous situation."
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Residents of south-east Queensland have been urged to follow weather broadcasts and the warnings of their local councils, and to download the Bureau of Meteorology app.
Brisbane's north and low-lying areas near creeks and rivers are of particular concern, with all urged to avoid floodwaters and stay indoors.
Those inundated by floodwaters and conducting clean-ups are also advised to get their tetanus shot if not up do date, due to the high risk of infection from floodwaters.
Storms to hit Queensland
Two dangerous storm cells are lashing Queensland as the state embarks on a mammoth flood clean-up operation.
The BoM earlier issued warnings for "giant hailstones", intense rainfall and damaging winds as storms hit Ipswich and Brisbane this morning.
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast and the Scenic Rim have been placed on alert, with the areas not yet out of the woods regarding wild weather.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Deputy Commissioner Mike Wassing said there were three types of operations concurrently being carried out.
"We've got the large floodwater operations … we've still got a number of tasks of support and resupply occurring with those areas and those communities," he said.
"Then we have a massive clean-up."
A significant storm has hit Beerwah and Landsborough areas, with roads saturated and a number of trees uprooted.
Fallen powerlines have scattered roads and several properties are without power.
Residents have attempted to chainsaw their way out of their homes as trees fall across driveways.
Father-of-two Sean told 9News he sheltered his two children under the doorway when the storm cell hit early this morning.
"It felt like a cyclone, it was a little scary," he said.
"We got the kids up and put them under the biggest doorframe we had.
"We can see the massive trees behind us, which just missed our bedroom, so lucky we got up when we did."
Giant hail up to six centimetres in size has pelted down in the rural town of Dalby, north-west of Brisbane, with wind gusts of 93km/h recorded.
Brisbane is expected to have about 100mm of rain bucket down as the storm cell hits throughout today.
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Garbage and debris can be seen floating down the streets of the Brisbane suburb of Auchenflower, with residents in disbelief over the disaster.
Today reporter Jessica Millward said the south-east was being smashed by separate, violent storm systems.
Millward was in Auchenflower when water started pouring from stormwater drains lining the street.
"There's separate systems popping up. One slammed into the Sunshine Coast this morning, and we're hearing reports that homes have been destroyed in Landsborough and there's huge hail there," she said.
She said bone-dry streets were flooded in just half an hour after a fierce storm tore through, with 48mm falling in just 30 minutes in Brisbane.
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"These streets were completely dry. There were piles of people's belongings that they've spent hours and hours picking out from their flooded homes," Millward said.
"They were all lined up ready for the council to collect as they were arriving here, council were getting ready with their bobcats then the rain came teeming down, and these properties were flooded once again."
Floodwaters were seen rushing into homes, with one family only moving into their new home just last week.
They were forced to evacuate as floodwaters rose.
"I can't believe this is happening again," the woman yelled from her balcony.
Residents have been told to stay on alert and listen out for evacuation warnings.
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