Hail and thunderstorms batter southeast Queensland

Golf-ball sized hailstones, damaging winds and a thunderstorm have hit southeast Queensland this afternoon.

Ipswich, the Scenic Rim and the Brisbane Valley were hit by winds of up to 30km/hr and "golf ball-sized" hail as a the powerful storm worked its way to Brisbane, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

"Hammered out in the west," social media user and Moggill resident Quentin Hull captioned a photograph of the deluge.

A car-owner in Collingwood Park used towels to protect their vehicle from the pelting hail.

“The wild weather is expected to pass through Brisbane this evening before reaching the coastline”, BoM senior forecaster Sean Fitzgerald said.

High winds and hail are expected to deteriorate as the conditions move east.