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Nearly 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events impacted the area, producing powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts verified that different parts across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, around 1,000 residents in the southern state also experienced power outages after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred emergency reports across the state, primarily for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on Sunday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

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