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Dangerous storms on the cards for SEQLD

 Forecasters have released an early weather warning for south-east Queensland, including the South East Coast and Wide Bay Burnett which suggests dangerous and severe storms are likely.Data suggests that severe and very dangerous storms are forecast for today, which include the possibility of large to giant hail stones, and damaging to destructive winds of 90-140km are also possible, heavy rain and flash flooding are also likely in the areas impacted by these storms.

Forecasters are currently watching all of South East Queensland and into Northern New South Wales, but won’t be able to forecast where these storms will hit until they start to develop later today. 

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