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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, generating powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately one thousand residents in the southern state also faced energy failures after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

During the peak on yesterday, over 28,000 energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with continued storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.