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Kyle Feldt and Murray Taulagi responded with four points for the home side before Alec MacDonald kept his elbow off the turf to score another easy try for Melbourne.
Then, Tyran Wishart pulled the Cowboys' shorts off the scramble rule, and went himself to trick Jeremiah Nanai into scoring the Storm's third goal.
Cowboys linebacker Reece Robson celebrates the try.credit: Getty Images
But a second goal from Felt, who is preparing for the Premier League, and a stunning third from Valentin Holmes, who hit seven from seven, ensured the home side went into the break with a lead despite completing just 12 sets in the first half.
Holmes, in his 200th game, scored his own goal after North Queensland opted to run at a loose defensive line on the last tackle early in the second half.
The Storm scored from the penalty spot before a short Cowboys attempt backfired when forward Griffin Niem couldn't deal with the rebound. Wishart was the first to pounce on the rebound and equalise.
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But North Queensland hit back strongly, with Reece Robson pouncing on the rebound after Tom Derryn had dropped the ball off the try line.
They then repelled a series of Melbourne attacks before Dean Jeremiah's attempted steal failed, with Nanai scoring the simplest of attempts.
Attivalo Lesate scored a superb close-range effort on his debut, while Soalofi Falogo excelled at full-back after Papenhuizen was substituted.
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