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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events impacted the state, generating wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Residents observed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that various areas across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our network!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly 1,000 households in Victoria also experienced power outages after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 calls for assistance

At one point on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with continued storm activity expected across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.