Severe Storms Lash Brisbane and Sydney Overnight, More Severe Thunderstorms Forecast to Occur Today

Intense thunderstorms have torn through Australia's east overnight and into Boxing Day morning, producing giant hailstones, widespread heavy and intense rainfall and damaging winds. These severe storms will likely redevelop today over portions of Queensland and New South Wales, and could cause further power outages and storm damages across the nations east. We also take a look at a possible developing tropical cyclone in the South Pacific, with a low pressure area expected to develop around new years day.