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Approximately 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the state, generating powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Destruction

Locals reported substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts verified that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - saw substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on yesterday, over 28k electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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