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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems passed over the state, producing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Impact

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units activated to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand residents in the southern state also encountered power outages after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received 598 emergency reports across the area, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, more than 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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