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Around twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, generating wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Damage

Homeowners reported large ice chunks measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, around one thousand households in the southern state also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled 598 calls for help across the region, mostly for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - saw substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, more than 28,000 power users in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

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