Brisbane expected to get 80mm of rain, while damaging winds, large hail and possible flash flooding on the cards for Queensland

Australians are being warned of giant hailstones and destructive winds as a giant storm system smashes the coast.

Australians are being warned of giant hailstones and destructive winds as a giant storm system smashes the coast.

Temperatures dip to -8.5C in Poland and 250mm of rain falls in 24-hour period across Sri Lanka

Heavy rainfall hit Galicia region first before slowly moving across western parts of the Iberian peninsula

Parts of south-east Queensland were hit by large hail and flash flooding in a second day of storms in a row.

Parts of south-east Queensland were hit by large hail and flash flooding in a second day of storms in a row.

Parts of south-east Queensland were hit by large hail and flash flooding in a second day of storms in a row.

A weather system is causing flash flooding and leaving 11,000 homes without power as wild conditions smash Queensland's south-east.

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