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Around 25,000 residences in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the region, producing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Locals witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our power system!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred calls for help across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee region - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, over 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Safety Concern

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

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