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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the state, bringing strong winds topping 109km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Locals witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that different parts across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced power outages after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred emergency reports across the area, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Locations

• The Werribee area - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.