Second person dead after severe storms drench Queensland

Queensland’s violent storms have claimed a second life, after a man died when the car he was travelling in was a swept away by floodwaters.

Severe storms yesterday dumped heavy rain across parts of Queensland and police said the second death in as many days were a warning to residents.

Police say two men, who are related, had been returning home after visiting family when their SUV was swept away as they attempted to cross a flooded causeway at St Kilda, inland from Bundaberg, early today.

The 64-year-old driver managed to escape, swim to an embankment and run home to raise the alarm.

However, his 68-year-old passenger couldn't be reached in time and swift water rescue crews found his body inside the vehicle 150 metres downstream from Delaneys Road about 2.30am.

"It's quite tragic ... the deceased warned the driver and yelled to get out of the car," a police spokesman said.

"They were in the middle of nowhere so the driver has become disorientated when he tried to get home to raise the alarm."

It wasn’t the first fatality as a result of the storms. A Narangba man died on Friday night after he was hit by a falling tree at Scarness caravan park when a large storm front hit the area.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said four people and two horses had to be rescued after a vehicle carrying a horse float became stuck at Apple Tree Creek, near St Kilda, about 2.45am.

About half an hour later a person was rescued from a tree at nearby Wallaville.

None of the people or animals was hurt in either incident.

Thunderstorms lashed much of Queensland overnight, with more than 125mm of rain recorded in some areas between the Sunshine Coast and Gladstone.

More wild weather is set to hit parts of Queensland, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning of severe thunderstorms north of Gatton.

These thunderstorms are moving towards the southeast. They are forecast to affect Laidley, Gatton and Hatton Vale before moving on to Harrisville, Peak Crossing and Rosewood this evening.