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Around twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the area, generating powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts verified that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Weather Woes

Meanwhile, around one thousand residents in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its wettest day in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - over 175 calls for assistance

At one point on Sunday, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.