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Around twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland were left without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events impacted the region, generating wind gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Damage

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that multiple regions across the state had been hit with significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to address the widespread outages.

Victorian Weather Woes

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred calls for help across the area, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - recorded substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, over 28,000 power users in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.