Weather News – Severe storms striking eastern Australia

Severe storms striking eastern Australia

Ben Domensino,

Tuesday February 23, 2021 – 16:26 EDT

Thunderstorms have developed over a large swathe of eastern Australia this afternoon, prompting severe storm warnings in parts of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW.

Moisture-laden air feeding into a low pressure trough and unstable atmosphere caused widespread storms to develop over eastern Australia on Tuesday afternoon.

By 4pm AEDT,…