{
  "id": 16249394,
  "title": "Thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding predicted for much of Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/thunderstorms-heavy-rain-and-flash-flooding-predicted-for-much-of-16249394",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T23:26:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/24/thunderstorms-heavy-rain-and-flash-flooding-predicted-for-much-of-australia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Parts of Queensland, Victoria and South Australia can expect severe storms on Saturday, moving into NSW and Tasmania by Sunday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will sweep across most Australian states this weekend, adding to the deluge in an already drenched Queensland. Flash flooding in south-east Queensland this week prompted…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}