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Around 25,000 residences in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, producing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.
Residents witnessed large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.
The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!
Response teams were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to address the widespread outages.
Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.
Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the area, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.
During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.
Damp conditions were expected to linger along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coast.
Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity anticipated across different parts of both areas.
Medical authorities alerted that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.
This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.
A digital strategist with over a decade of experience in helping UK businesses scale through innovative marketing solutions and data-driven approaches.
Amanda Erickson
Amanda Erickson
Amanda Erickson
Amanda Erickson
Amanda Erickson