About 500 homes remain without power across the Sunshine Coast and Gympie after heavy weather sweeps the region.

In short:

Hundreds of Sunshine Coast residents are without power after storms swept the region last night, with 75 millimetres recorded at Mapleton.

Locals say hail from the storm, which was golf-ball sized in some areas and "horizontal"in others, was the worst they’ve seen.

What’s next?

The weather bureau says more storms are possible today.