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Around 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, bringing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that different parts across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee - recorded substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

At the height on yesterday, more than twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.