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Nearly 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the area, generating wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Locals observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that various areas across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also faced energy failures after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 calls for help across the state, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At the height on Sunday, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

The following day was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both areas.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the region.