Brisbane Storm: Pictures show intensity of damage

A ‘supercell’ storm hits Brisbane during afternoon peak hour on Thursday, flooding roads, flipping planes, cutting power to thousands and injuring dozens. Officials called it the worst storm to hit the city in 30 years. Social media has revealed some striking images from a storm cell that battered Brisbane and South East Queensland. The photos show destruction caused by the storm after it was smashed the city by hailstones the size of golf balls and destructive gusts up to 140km/h.

A light plane is badly damaged at Archerfield aerodrome in Brisbane’s south. Photograph by Dan Peled/AAP

Dark storm clouds close in on Brisbane sky. Photo by Ace Jimenez

A car damaged by a fallen tree at the Annerley soccer club in Brisbane after severe thunderstorms, November 28, 2014. ABC News: Katie Cassidy — A car damaged by a fallen tree at the Annerley soccer club in Brisbane after severe thunderstorms. Photo by: ABC News Katie Cassidy

Richard Strang and Carol King, from Highgate Hill in Brisbane, whose block of flats was affected in the super storm that swept over Brisbane. Photo by ABC News: Giulio Saggin

Storm debris is seen from a unit building in Toowong, in Brisbane's inner west. ABC Photo: Andree Withey — Storm debris is seen from a unit building in Toowong, in Brisbane’s inner west. ABC Photo: Andree Withey

This unit in Toowong has its roof ripped off by a super cell to storm to hit southeast Queensland. Photo by James Marriott

A cyclist rides past the West End Uniting Church that lost its roof in the storm that swept across Brisbane. ABC News: Giulio Saggin

Kane Collier, from West End in Brisbane, whose flat was affected by the super storm that swept over Brisbane. ABC News: Giulio Saggin

Roof torn from a unit block on Scott Road at Herston. ABC News: Eric Tlozek

Flooding at Constance Street, Fortitude Valley. Photo: Akash Sethi

Here’s a selection of photos from social media on #brisbanestorm

Huge storm rages through Brisbane flooding shopping centres and pushing sharks into the CBD. #brisbanestorm #bnestorm pic.twitter.com/wLi51alRm0

— David Berthold (@DavidBerthold) November 27, 2014

#GoldCoast boy were we lucky to miss that storm yesterday. Brisbane is carnage http://t.co/mOD9B6Q7f5 #brisbanestorm pic.twitter.com/qJl9d8Y5FM

— Tanya Westthorp (@Tanya_Westthorp) November 27, 2014

Not sure what this used to be but it sure isn't it anymore. #brisbanestorm @9NewsBrisbane #9News pic.twitter.com/d4dBfHxy3w

— Tessa Scott (@TessaScott9) November 27, 2014

Earlier this afternoon….. #brisbanestorm pic.twitter.com/i9gHKErH1h

— Courtney (@itscourtneymary) November 27, 2014

Insurers are tallying the damage from the #Brisbanestorm: http://t.co/MhyHWEEVzR #bnestorm pic.twitter.com/APETqmOb2J

— The Courier-Mail (@couriermail) November 27, 2014