Millions of people have potentially seen the worst of a weekend of wild weather after giant hailstones, rain and destructive winds pummelled parts of Australia's east.

Bands of thunderstorms lashed a region stretching from central Queensland down to northern NSW on Saturday, drenching Brisbane and the Sunshine and Gold Coasts as they moved east, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing alerts well into the night.

There were reports of shattered car windows and damaged homes in some areas as the storms brought hailstones up to 9cm wide and gusts up to 100km/h, while thousands of homes were left without power.

Several people were treated after being hit by hailstones, according the media reports.

The bureau warned about one particularly dangerous storm that battered towns with giant hailst

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