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Approximately 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the area, producing strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Destruction

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our power system!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews deployed to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand households in Victoria also experienced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, more than 28k power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.