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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, bringing strong winds reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Widespread Damage

Locals witnessed giant hailstones as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also experienced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the state.