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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the state, producing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Homeowners reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in Victoria also encountered energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - saw substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned 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 historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.