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Around 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the area, bringing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Destruction

Locals reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by significant hail.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - saw significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on Sunday, over 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

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

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the area.