NSW and Queensland brace for severe storms and flooding as wild weather lashes eastern Australia

Large parts of both states put on notice as emergency services forecast large hailstones and heavy rain

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Severe thunderstorms will bring large hailstones and a flash-flood risk to large parts of New South Wales and Queensland, with coastal regions in both states to be hit by heavy rain belts.

We're bracing for significant rainfall right across NSW," the NSW flood recovery minister, Steph Cooke, said.

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