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Nearly 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the region, generating wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Damage

Residents observed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across the state had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also experienced power outages after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• The Werribee area - saw significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

At one point on Sunday, over 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.