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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland woke up without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, bringing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Impact

Homeowners reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, around one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred emergency reports across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

At one point on Sunday, more than twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Medical Alert

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, specifically given the current weather patterns.

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