Brisbane storms and hail leave nearly 100,000 without power as trees downed and roofs stripped
by Joe Hinchliffe and Nick Visser from World news | The Guardian on (#71Q4J)
Winds the biggest contributor to power outages as city saw more than 880,000 lightning strikes and 12cm diameter hail
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More than 87,000 Queensland households remain without power a mammoth storm brought 110km/h winds and 12cm hail, with authorities warning a full restoration of the electricity network could take another 24 hours.
A dozen public schools were closed on Tuesday as field crews sought to restore hundreds of powerlines downed in Monday's storms.
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