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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the region, producing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Impact

Locals reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that various areas across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the widespread outages.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, around 1,000 households in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

At one point on the previous day, in excess of twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent storm activity anticipated across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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