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Approximately 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, producing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts announced that various areas across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly one thousand residents in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the capital city recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mostly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, more than 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were predicted to continue along much of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.