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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, generating strong winds reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Broad Damage

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests

During the peak on Sunday, over twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of Queensland's east this week as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after previous incidents where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.