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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the region, generating powerful gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Residents observed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities announced that various areas across the state had been impacted by significant hail.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore power throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to address the widespread outages.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee - experienced considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, in excess of 28,000 power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was predicted as the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the area.