Severe thunderstorms are sweeping across parts of south-eastern Australia this afternoon, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
A large low-pressure system and trough are extending north of the Victorian border, through New South Wales and southern Queensland.
The system is bringing damaging and destructive weather to parts of the country, such as the NSW Central West.
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In NSW, a tornado ripped through Clear Creek, north-east of Bathurst, this afternoon.
There are reports of damage to houses, trees and powerlines in the area.
Fresh storms are moving along the inland trough, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, bringing widespread rain over Victoria and southern NSW.
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Storms and heavy rain are also lashing parts of Brisbane, with two centimetres of hail in Sherwood and power outages reported in the Samford Valley.
The Bureau of Meteorology has also reported up to six centimetres of hail in the southern Darling Downs.
A severe thunderstorm warning is in place, with storms continuing to develop over central and southeastern parts of Queensland.
Those who suffer from asthma have been told to take care, as thunderstorms move across parts of the country.
"The weather predictions for the next week are ideal for thunderstorm asthma," Victoria's AMA president Dr Roderick McRae told Today.
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"Anybody with a known diagnosis of asthma, please take your preventative medications."
His comments come as Victoria's hospital system is facing a surge in admissions, due to the coronavirus pandemic with one paramedic describing the emergency department conditions as "already apocalyptic".
In 2016, a thunderstorm that hit Melbourne left thousands gasping for air, killing 10.
"It's only a prediction," Dr McRae said.
"But it's certainly stressing the system. The ambulances are already queued outside. So certainly I hope there's plenty of oxygen and adrenaline available in all of the emergency departments."
The wet and stormy weather will also spread to the ACT and across the Bass Strait and affect parts of northern and eastern Tasmania.