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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland were left without power on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the area, producing wind gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Impact

Locals reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across the state had been hit with significant hail.

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

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams activated to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced power outages after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, mostly for building damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent severe weather risk expected across different parts of both areas.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.