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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the state, bringing powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Broad Destruction

Residents witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that various areas across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around 1,000 households in the southern state also faced power outages after the metropolitan area saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, primarily for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Impacted Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At the height on Sunday, over 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent storm activity predicted across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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