SEVERAL mini-tornadoes have hit the Queensland coast as the state is battered by severe weather and flooding caused by the remnants of cyclone Oswald.
A police spokesperson said two people had been seriously injured at Bargara, located east of Bundaberg, while three others were being treated for minor injuries.
Another mini-tornado hit Burnett Heads, a coastal town about 15km northeast of Bundaberg, the spokesperson said.
There are so far no reported injuries at Burnett Heads but infrastructure has been damaged and police are warning residents to stay indoors.
Premier Campbell Newman said on Saturday the first mini-tornado occurred around 1pm Brisbane time.
"Unroofing of various buildings around that town, power lines down and potentially an incident where a tree has gone down on a motor vehicle with, I believe two occupants," Mr Newman told reporters in Brisbane.
"We have declared a disaster in that area."
Police are warning residents to stay inside as they assess the damage.
Bargara resident Judith McNamara, who witnessed the tornado through her kitchen window, said it left a car in her yard with a tree through it.
"All of a sudden ... I looked up and a tree went flying through the air ... and the car went up," she told ABC radio.
Emergency services confirmed the mini-cyclone had cut a "swathe of damage" and officials were waiting for word on the condition of the male and female in the car.
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said it damaged homes, shops, a bowling club and government buildings.
All roads into the town are closed.
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