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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, generating powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that different parts across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city saw its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred emergency reports across the area, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

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

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were expected to linger along much of Queensland's east this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both states.

Medical Alert

Health officials warned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

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