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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the state, generating powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Locals observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered energy failures after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams responded to 598 calls for help across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 power users in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent storm activity anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.