Nearly 100,000 households were left without power across Queensland and a dozen public schools closed after a mammoth storm brought 110km/h winds and 12cm hail that tore through parts of the state on Monday.

Queensland SES officials responded to about 2,200 calls in the hours to 2.30am, more than two-thirds of which were for structural issues with homes and buildings, including damaged roofs and windows.

A majority of those calls were in the Brisbane area and the surrounding suburbs, with a lot of significant damage being reported on Bribie Island, Queensland police said.

There was at least one report of a car being flipped over due to the winds and many properties had sustained substantial damage, either from hail or fallen trees.

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