Mom Bruised After Shielding Baby in Supercell Tornado in Australia

File photo of hailstones pelting the streets of Gympie, Queensland, Australia, Oct. 11, 2018. Instagram/@AMBROSIAINDIANGYMPIE via Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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A young mother in Australia was covered in cuts and bruises after she shielded her 4-month-old daughter from a dangerous supercell tornado.

The massive storm ripped through southeast Queensland on Oct. 11, with reports of tennis-ball-sized hail.