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Nearly 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems impacted the state, producing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Locals reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 residents in Victoria also faced power outages after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 emergency reports across the region, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

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

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.