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Around twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland woke up without power on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the area, producing strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, around 1,000 residents in the southern state also experienced electricity disruptions after the capital city saw its wettest day in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred emergency reports across the area, primarily for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At the height on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.