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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the region, producing wind gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly 1,000 residents in Victoria also encountered energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, mostly for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on yesterday, over 28k energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were predicted to continue along much of Queensland's east this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

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

Medical Alert

Medical authorities alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

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