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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after powerful weather events impacted the area, generating wind gusts hitting 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly 1,000 households in the southern state also faced power outages after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations handled 598 emergency reports across the area, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.