Parts of Qld, NSW and Vic are being hammered by severe thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon. Over 200,000 lightning strikes have been recorded over Qld alone. A further 150,000 lightning strikes have been recorded over NSW and Vic.

Melbourne has already faced off with a severe cell at about 4:30pm EDT. Warnings were issued for the city as well as for the bay.

Image: Himawari-9 satellite imagery with Weatherzone lightning and BOM radar at 4:30pm EDT.

Brisbane is next up in the firing line with dangerous supercells forming along a trough line and heading in different directions with some heading for Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.

Image: Himawari-9 satellite imagery with Weatherzone lightning strikes and BOM radar at 5:04pm EDT. Supercell thunderstorms can be seen heading for Brisbane.

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