Massive rain band to bring more storms, flooding and windy weather to Australia’s east coast

Bureau of Meteorology expects to issue further flood warnings as rain falls in already saturated areas

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A massive rain band moving across the country towards the east coast is threatening to bring severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and gusty winds in the coming days.

Inland Queensland and northern New South Wales were expected to be hardest hit by thunderstorms, with flooding also likely.

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