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Around 25,000 residences in southeastern Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the region, bringing powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 residents in the southern state also faced energy failures after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, mostly for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• The Werribee area - recorded substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued storm activity expected across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after previous incidents where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.