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Around twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the area, bringing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our power system!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, around one thousand residents in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - saw considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the region.