Storm warnings for southeast Queensland, Gold Coast

More severe weather is forecast for Queensland’s southeast, as the region still deals with the damage from recent storms.

The Bureau of Meteorology says severe thunderstorms are possible inland of the Gold Coast from Tuesday.

“Severe storms again will bring rainfall as the most likely phenomenon but large hail and damaging winds will be possible through Tuesday as well,” meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said.

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Rain is predicted across Queensland’s southeast and northern NSW from Tuesday, but falls are expected to be much lower than the region experienced during recent wild weather.

A tornado hit the Gold Coast on Christmas Day, followed by storms and flash flooding, which also wreaked havoc in the Logan and Scenic Rim regions.

In the severe storms’ aftermath SES reinforcements from NSW and Victoria joined their Queensland counterparts in recovery efforts.

The NSW contingent of about 120 storm and chainsaw specialists has returned home.

“Our dedicated members worked tirelessly alongside Queensland emergency services and residents to clear debris, remove fallen trees, tarp rooftops and door knock to provide essential support to affected individuals and families,” NSW SES acting Commissioner Deb Platz said.

The storms initially left more than 130,000 homes without power in Queensland’s southeast, but work to restore electricity was finally completed on Sunday night.

The race is now on to get damage repaired at about 130 schools across the state before students return on January 22.

Gold Coast City Council launched Operation Clean Up to help clear storm debris and flood damage in the most severely impacted areas.

“We have a plan and we are coming to help,” Mayor Tom Tate said.

“The task ahead of us is mammoth, with an unprecedented amount of green waste to be removed – it is estimated it will take 75,000 truck loads to remove the waste.”