A landspout resembling a tornado has rolled through Brisbane Airport during an afternoon storm.
Brisbane Airport posted a video on social media of the "dust devil" as it swept through behind the runway on Friday afternoon.
It didn't cause any damage but left a trail of soil and leaves on the tarmac.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jim Richardson said there had been "unconfirmed reports" of a landspout 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 landspout 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 has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeast Queensland as two other storms make their way towards Brisbane, Logan and the Gold Coast.
Damaging winds and heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding are expected to affect the Brisbane CBD during the afternoon peak hour.
Meanwhile more than 3000 homes are without power.
