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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the region, generating powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Damage

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that different parts across the state had been impacted by significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews deployed to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - experienced considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

At one point on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along much of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential expected across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

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