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Around 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the state, bringing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across the state had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams handled 598 requests for assistance across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, more than 28k electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas 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 wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

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