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Around 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, generating strong winds reaching over 100 km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Residents observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, around one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee - saw significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

At one point on the previous day, over 28k electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk expected across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

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

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