Severe storms sweep across southeast Queensland SEVERE storms continue to move across the southeast with hail reported and 30mm of rain in 15 minutes west of Brisbane. The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 7:30 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on weather radar near southern Lake Wivenhoe. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east and are forecast to affect the D'Aguilar Ranges by 8:00 pm and Mount Nebo, Highvale and Dayboro by 8:30 pm. About 80mm of rain was reported in 60 minutes at Gatton, west of Brisbane and 15mm of rain reported in 15 minutes at Wivenhoe Dam. Send us your storm pics via MMS 0428 258 117 Hail of 2-3cm hail was reported at Stanthorpe at 4:20pm Debra Blair of the Kalbar newsagency, southwest of Brisbane, said a storm had blown through the district but was not damaging. ``There was a lot of thunder and heavy rain but we didn't get much out of it," she said. ``It came hard and fast and now it's so steamy it's not funny. ``We're still getting thunder so if it comes back we might be in for trouble. Forecaster Adam Woods said storms were building over the Great Dividing Range, Darling Downs and in the Granite Belt district and might threaten Brisbane's southern and western suburbs later in the day. ``There's a 50 per cent to 60 per cent chance that they will get through to Brisbane," Mr Woods said. Earlier it was reported, Brisbane has recorded a warm and sticky night but this week's high temperatures will soon start to ease. Much of Australia has been in the grip of a heatwave this month, with extreme heat blamed for cracks appearing on Melbourne's Westgate Bridge, exhaustion at the Australian Open in Melbourne and hundreds of patients hospitalised for heat-related conditions in South Australia.