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Around twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the state, generating strong winds reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Residents reported large ice chunks measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair power throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 households in Victoria also encountered energy failures after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred emergency reports across the state, primarily for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - saw considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, more than 28k energy customers in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of eastern Queensland this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.