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A band of dangerous storms has smashed parts of Queensland, unleashing giant hailstones, some of which are bigger than golf balls.

Met Éireann forecast Tuesday to be cool and blustery in the aftermath of Storms Austen and Boelo

Spiked hail stones have been observed at Mudgeeraba as "very dangerous" storms hit an already soaked south-east Queensland.

Storms Boelo and Austen kill a man in Scotland and cut electricity to homes in the UK, France and Germany.

Parts of south-east Queensland on alert for more wet weather today, bringing flash flooding and storms.

Storms are forecast across Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast this morning with another round possible in the afternoon and early evening.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 &mdash; The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of thunderstorms...

South Australians have copped a mammoth spring soaking, with heavy rain and thunderstorms lashing the state.

Communities along the West Coast were bracing for high tides to add to recent flooding that has also inundated the Southwest. Akiko Fujita reports, and Andrew Kozak has the forecast.

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Powerful spring thunderstorms are sweeping across South Australia, bringing widespread rain and dangerous winds.

Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues.

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With up to 250 millimetres of rain bucketing on south-east Queensland in a day, the region’s wet weather will go out with a bang.

South-east Queensland is forecast for another day of wild weather with torrential rains sweeping through the region.

Severe storms are battering the southwestern U.S. with powerful winds and hail. Carter Evans and Kris Van Cleave report.

A powerful storm system swept across Arizona Wednesday, bringing heavy winds, rain and a possible tornado to the area. The conditions are expected to last throughout the week. TODAY's Al Roker tracks the latest forecast.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 &mdash; The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a severe thunderstorm warn...

The Met Office has named a new storm, Boelo, which is set to bring another round of stormy weather to the UK over the weekend.

The districts covered by the yellow alert are Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, West Godavari, Krishna, Bapatla, Prakasam, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya, YSR Kadapa and Sri Sathya Sai

Roads across south-east Queensland have been closed as heavy rain causes flash flooding conditions.

Andhra Pradesh received 59% less rain than normal between October 1 and 20, the IMD says