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Approximately 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, bringing powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Destruction

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, around one thousand households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, primarily for building damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - experienced considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was predicted as the most rainy day, with ongoing storm activity anticipated across different parts of both areas.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the state.