Nearly 25,000 households in south-east Queensland woke up without power on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, bringing strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.
Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across the state had been hit with large hailstones.
The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!
Emergency crews were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.
Simultaneously, around one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced power outages after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.
Rescue organizations handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.
At one point on the previous day, in excess of 28k power users in the state were without power.
Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.
Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk expected across multiple regions of both regions.
Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.
This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.
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