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Around 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, generating wind gusts reaching 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Broad Damage

Locals witnessed large ice chunks as large as 7 centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee - saw considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, over 28k electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

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

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with ongoing storm activity anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.