SYDNEY (Reuters) -Giant hailstones have rained down in Australia’s Queensland state and more than 95,000 homes were left without power on Tuesday as a powerful spring storm swept through the country’s east coast.

Hail as large as 14 cm (5.5 inches) was reported overnight in the city of Brisbane, the nation’s Bureau of Meteorology said, damaging cars, solar panels and roofs.

The wild weather also produced winds up to 100 kph (62 mph) and more than 800,000 lightning strikes, downing power lines and cutting off power for more than 95,000 customers, energy distributor Energex said.

More severe storms were forecast for Tuesday across south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales as high humidity and hot weather persisted, the weather bureau said.

“Severe storms are still expected tod

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