Some flood-hit residents of Brisbane and Ipswich now have more cleaning up to do, after a storm blew down trees and powerlines on Tuesday.
A storm swept through southeast Queensland from 2pm (AEST), sending wind gusts of up to 100km/h through Brisbane's west, and pelting parts of Brisbane and the Lockyer Valley with small hailstones.
A Department of Community Safety spokesman said the flood-hit region avoided major damage and injury but in some cases it was a close call.
Falling trees tore live powerlines and crushed two cars in separate incidents in Everton Park in Brisbane's north, sending one person to Royal Brisbane Hospital with minor injuries.
At Darra, in the city's southwest, a tree fell into a house, and at nearby Jamboree Heights were several power lines down.
Energex said a further 23,000 homes were blacked out after the storm.
With homes and businesses that were already without power from the flooding, crews had about 43,000 jobs on their hands at 5pm (AEST) - but that number was down to 29,000 at 8.45pm.
An Energex spokeswoman assured residents of flooded areas that they were still on track to have power back on this week, despite the storm diverting some crews.
"We still are generally working towards having every customer whose home is safe for electricity reconnected by late Thursday," she said.
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