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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events impacted the area, producing strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Broad Destruction

Locals witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that different parts across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred emergency reports across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - experienced substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.