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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the area, producing powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Locals observed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received 598 emergency reports across the region, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - experienced considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on the previous day, more than 28k power users in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

The following day was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the area.