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Around 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the area, producing wind gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across the state had been hit with significant hail.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after Melbourne saw its wettest day in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred calls for help across the area, mainly for building damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee - saw significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent thunderstorm potential anticipated across different parts of both regions.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.