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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the state, bringing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts verified that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Weather Woes

At the same time, nearly 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also faced power outages after the metropolitan area saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received 598 emergency reports across the area, primarily for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, over twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk expected across different parts of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

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