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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, generating powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Residents witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities announced that various areas across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around one thousand households in Victoria also encountered energy failures after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

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

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent thunderstorm potential anticipated across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the state.