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Around twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the area, producing wind gusts hitting 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, around one thousand households in the southern state also faced power outages after the capital city recorded its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - saw substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on the previous day, in excess of 28k power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

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

This warning comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.