Mass power outages after giant hail and destructive winds hit south-east Queensland, Australia

"A powerful thunderstorm struck south-east Queensland on Monday, November 24, 2025,

generating giant hailstones, destructive winds and extensive power outages affecting over 150 000 homes.
A line of severe thunderstorms swept through south-east Queensland on Monday afternoon, dropping giant hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall that left more than 150 000 properties without power
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) issued multiple severe thunderstorm warnings as the system tracked eastward from the Darling Downs toward the coast, intensifying over the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane metropolitan area." W