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Around twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, bringing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Broad Impact

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts announced that various areas across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams working to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area saw its wettest day in 18 months.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 calls for help across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham area - over 175 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.