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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the state, bringing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Locals reported giant hailstones as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts verified that various areas across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units activated to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, around 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced energy failures after the metropolitan area saw its most precipitation in 18 months.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on the previous day, more than 28,000 energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity expected across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after past events where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the region.