WATCH: Brisbane Airport passengers film 'tornado' approaching terminal
The volatile weather on Australia's east coast has produced a tornado in Brisbane.
Luckily there was no damage or injury during what the Bureau of Meteorology has described as 'land spout'.
Cameras on the Brisbane Airport runway captured the moment the tornado approached the terminal, with plenty of waiting passengers stopping to film the natural phenomenon.
Brisbane Airport posted a video on social media, calling it a "dust devil" as it swept through behind the runway on Friday afternoon.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jim Richardson said there had been "unconfirmed reports" of a land spout during an afternoon storm over the airport.
Mr Richardson said such weather occurrences weren't "unheard of" when there was instability and low moisture levels in the air.
He said it was a land spout and not a tornado because tornadoes only occurred during a supercell storm.
Shortly after the sighting, the storm weakened and moved out to sea.
But the BOM issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeast Queensland as two other storms made their way towards Brisbane, Logan and the Gold Coast.
Damaging winds and heavy rain were feared to cause flash flooding around Brisbane's CBD.
More than 3000 homes were left without power as a result of the storms on Friday afternoon.
Severe thunderstorms were detected on the radar minutes after the tornado was filmed, with the Brisbane CBD, Cleveland and Peel Island expected to bear the brunt.
Fire and Emergency Services advised residents to seek shelter and avoid flood waters.
The wild weather has hit both Queensland and New South Wales, tragically claiming the life of 11-year-old Ryan Teasdale who was washed into a stormwater drain.
NSW Police rescued 11 people caught in flood waters in the Southern Highlands, while the SES received more than 800 calls for help.
