An outback town is recovering after a wild storm which pummeled local properties with torrential rain and giant hailstones the size of shotputs . The storm hit Chinchilla , in the Darling Downs region of West Queensland , on Saturday afternoon , leaving residents ' cars and backyards checkered with hailstones up to 12 centimetres in diameter . While no locals were injured , residents reported extensive damage to the region , which received over 75 millimetres of rain in two hours . Scroll down for video . The storm hit Chinchilla , in the Darling Downs region of West Queensland , on Saturday afternoon . 'We are ok , ' said Chinchilla residents Melissa and Peter Matthews , who recorded footage of the giant hailing falling at their property . 'Not so much the house or the surrounds . Broken window , trees down , holes in roof , flooding and scared children , ' they told the Courier Mail . Western Downs Mayor Ray Brown said that the clean-up effort would be significant , and that the local community would pull together to aid the region 's recovery . 'The best spot from it is that nobody was injured but certainly a lot of damage to vehicles and property , ' Cr Brown said . 'At least three council crews , our SES crews have all been involved and even in the towns of Dalby and Jandowae are also cleaning up , ' reported The ABC . The storm left residents ' cars and backyards checkered with hailstones up to 12 centimetres in diameter . Western Downs Mayor Ray Brown said that the clean-up effort would be significant . Chinchilla resident Marina Baker said that cars all around when she had parked at the local sports field had their windows smashed . 'We had the back window smashed in [ and after ] about 30 seconds of moving one came through and landed in the back seat , ' she said . 'The kids were on the floor screaming . We had my sister and husband in the front and they [ were ] trying to get the kids away from the glass . ' A video shot of hail landing in the local field shows the huge hailstones dropping from the sky onto the grass and bouncing with the force of their weight . Shocked residents shelter inside near the field , with many recording the astounding sight . Residents reported extensive damage to the region , which received over 75 millimetres of rain in two hours . Terry O'Leary , a watermelon farmer and cattle breeder uploaded pictures of the impact of the storm . Mr O'Leary said that the 'nasty ' storm dropped 'softball size hail ' on his yard . Despite 1,300 homes in Chinchilla lost power from the storm and more than 3000 experienced power supply issues , Cr Brown said that the 'much needed ' rain was a welcome break from the drought the region is experiencing . Terry O'Leary , a watermelon farmer and Angus cattle breeder from the region uploaded pictures of the impact of the storm , including the damage to his crops and the family car . Mr O'Leary said that the 'nasty ' storm dropped 'softball size hail ' on his yard , and flattened some of the crops on his farmland , though some were left untouched by the storm . After the worse of the storm was over , the farmer reported that 'grape size ' hailstones continued to drop on the region .
Chinchilla , in Western Queensland , was hit by a wild storm on Saturday . The region was hit with hailstones up to 12 centimetres in diameter . There were no injuries , but cars , power lines , and houses were damaged . Locals report the storm came out of nowhere and became severe . Farmer Angus said that the 'nasty ' storm dropped 'softball size hail '