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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, generating powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Damage

Homeowners reported large ice chunks measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also faced energy failures after the capital city saw its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams handled 598 requests for assistance across the state, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the area.