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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, bringing wind gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Damage

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that various areas across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also encountered power outages after Melbourne saw its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - recorded significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various rescue reports
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on yesterday, more than twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both states.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the current weather patterns.

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