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Approximately 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the area, bringing strong winds hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Homeowners reported giant hailstones as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts announced that various areas across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, around 1,000 households in the southern state also faced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred calls for help across the area, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

At the height on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the area.