Brisbane battered by ‘giant hail’ as severe storms leave thousands in Queensland with power outages

Bureau of Meteorology warns damaging to destructive winds' possible as thunderstorms track across state

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Tens of thousands of people are without power after severe storms brought destructive winds, giant hail and heavy rain to south-east Queensland.

The Bureau of Meteorology said there were reports of hail between 6cm and 8cm falling at Tamrookum, Coombabah and Mount Tamborine. Hailstones up to 9cm in diameter also hit the Gold Coast.