Two women have been rushed to hospital after being struck by lightning in separate incidents after wild storms battered the southeast overnight.

The Sunshine Coast copped the worst of the weather with a monster rain bomb dumping 234mm at Woombye, 200mm at Nambour and 176mm at Poona Dam. Flash flooding at Currie St, Nambour. Picture ...

Wet weather caused flooding and disrupted the kiwifruit harvest. But for many drought-afflicted farmers it's been welcomed.