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Approximately 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the area, producing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around 1,000 households in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city recorded its wettest day in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - experienced substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

At one point on the previous day, more than 28,000 power users in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

The following day was predicted as the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.