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Around 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the area, producing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Widespread Damage

Residents reported substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced power outages after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

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

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At one point on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after past events where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.