'It's very menacing': Unpredictable storms rumble across Queensland
A huge unpredictable storm has hit Queensland's east and has left a trail of ice behind.
At Binna Burra it rained ice, blasting over the the hinterland.
Hail smashed the roof and cars.
Some of those parked outside now don't have windows after they were shattered by hail.
The storm hovered over the hinterland, bringing down trees and smashing Springbrook, creating a white Christmas for locals.
It also battered Lower Beachmont before converging on the coast.
"All this hail in just two minutes," one person said.
At Upper Coomera, people raced to protect cars.
Throughout Saturday afternoon black cells moved across the map from west to the coast.
At Beaudesert locals collected hail by the handfuls.
By late Saturday afternoon lifeguards had no option but to close most coast beaches.
"It was beautiful this morning but now it's become terrible," one person said.
"It's very menacing," another said.
