Major cities are bracing for massive hailstones and damaging gale-force wind gusts following days of intense thunderstorms in eastern Australia.

Storm front to smash east coast cities with 80km/h winds, massive hailstones

Parts of the Queensland coastline are bracing for massive hailstones and wind gusts following days of intense thunderstorms in eastern Australia in the lead-up to the start of the cyclone season on November 1.