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- By Jay Wilson
- 01 Sep 2026
Around twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the area, generating strong winds hitting 109 kilometers per hour.
Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.
The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!
Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.
Meanwhile, around 1,000 residents in the southern state also experienced power outages after the capital city experienced its wettest day in over 500 days.
Emergency response teams handled nearly 600 calls for help across the area, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.
At one point on Sunday, over 28k energy customers in Victoria were without power.
Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.
Tomorrow was predicted as the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.
Medical authorities alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.
This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the area.
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