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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the region, producing strong winds hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Broad Destruction

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, over 28k energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.