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Around twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the area, generating powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Damage

Locals witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, around one thousand residents in the southern state also experienced electricity disruptions after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams handled over five hundred emergency reports across the area, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.