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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events impacted the region, producing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Damage

Homeowners observed giant hailstones as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand households in the southern state also faced power outages after the capital city saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee region - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

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

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk expected across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

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