A Queensland household has narrowly escaped with their lives after an enormous tree fell on their residence throughout extreme storms.
A number of south-east communities have been hit by extra storms and heavy rainfall in a single day, with situations anticipated to proceed for the subsequent two days.
Ella Reeks, from Landsborough on the Sunshine Coast, mentioned she rushed to her youngsters when the storm struck at round 3.30am.
"We heard a terrifyingly loud storm, so my husband and I jumped out of our mattress which occurs to be this beautiful room right here," she mentioned, pointing to the tree which collapsed on her home.
"He screamed because the tree got here by, he was unaware that I had gone to the youngsters so he thought I used to be within the room."
Ms Reeks mentioned the pair rushed with their youngsters to their kitchen pantry following cyclone recommendation.
She added the storm lasted ten minutes however precipitated immense harm.
"It was extremely fast and the harm is sort of extraordinary," she mentioned.
"Our first response is we're glad everybody's protected, particularly as a result of it was in our room, we may've been in there so very relieved."
Shaun Olds, who was additionally pressured to hunt shelter along with his household, mentioned the storm felt like a cyclone.
"It was scary, we bought the youngsters up and put them below the most important door body we had and you may see a lot of the timber are down behind us which simply missed our bedrooms," he mentioned.
"It was fortunate we bought up once we did."
Different residents describe timber puncturing home windows and blowing down fences.
"Numerous wind it was like a mini cyclone," resident Rebecca Conolly mentioned.
"It has been a tough trot I stood out right here at three within the morning yelling on the sky going 'what extra are you able to probably give us.'"
The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed extra storms are imminent throughout the south-east later tonight describing situations as 'harmful' and 'probably life-threatening.'
Extreme climate situations are anticipated to additional saturate rivers and creeks, resulting in extra flash flooding.
Earlier than and after pictures present flood devastation
Residents are urged to observe climate warnings over the subsequent two days and keep indoors when attainable.