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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the state, generating wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Locals reported substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across the state had been hit with significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand households in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams handled 598 calls for help across the region, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, more than 28,000 power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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