Friday will be the fourth consecutive day of widespread showers and thunderstorms in eastern and southeastern Australia, with severe storms likely in at least two states.

Between Tuesday and Thursday, areas of rain and thunderstorms affected a broad area covering parts of Queensland, NSW, the ACT, Victoria and SA. Some of these storms were severe, producing heavy rain, blustery winds and huge hail.

On Friday, the atmosphere will remain unstable enough for more storms in several states. Storms are a good chance of developing over central and southeast Queensland, the eastern half of NSW, the ACT, the eastern half of Victoria and northern Tasmania.

Image: Forecast accumulated precipitation on Friday, showing the general area that will see rain or storms in Queensland.

Storms will be causing lightning from the break of day in some of these areas, before more widespread thunderstorms develop in the late morning and afternoon in response to the warmth of the day.

Image: Forecast accumulated precipitation on Friday, showing the general area that will see rain or storms in NSW and the ACT.

The most intense thunderstorms on Friday should occur over southeast Queensland and northeast NSW, where severe storms are likely and could produce large hail, heavy rain and damaging winds. There’s also potential for supercells in this region.

Image: Forecast accumulated precipitation on Friday, showing the general area that will see rain or storms in Tasmania and Victoria.

Severe thunderstorms are also possible elsewhere in eastern Australia as far north as central Queensland and down to eastern Victoria.

Be sure to check the latest warnings in your area throughout Friday if you live in these areas of eastern and southeastern Australia.