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Around twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the area, bringing powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Locals reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to address the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 residents in the southern state also experienced energy failures after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk expected across various areas of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.