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Nearly 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the region, generating wind gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Residents observed large ice chunks as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities verified that different parts across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 calls for help across the region, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the region.