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Nearly 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the state, producing powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Locals observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 requests for assistance across the state, mostly for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - saw considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At one point on Sunday, over 28,000 power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk expected across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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