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Around twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the region, bringing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Locals reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing power throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to address the widespread outages.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, around one thousand households in the southern state also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the area, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Impacted Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At the height on yesterday, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

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

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the state.