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Nearly 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the state, producing powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Residents observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 households in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city saw its wettest day in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mostly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - saw considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.