Winds the biggest contributor to power outages as city saw more than 880,000 lightning strikes and 12cm diameter hail
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Nearly 100,000 households were left without power across Queensland after a mammoth storm brought 110km/h winds and 12cm hail that tore through parts of the state on Monday.
Queensland SES officials responded to about 2,200 calls in the hours to 2.30am, more than two-thirds of which were for structural issues with homes and buildings, including damaged roofs and windows.
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