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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events passed over the region, bringing wind gusts hitting 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams working to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred calls for help across the state, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of Queensland's east this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity predicted across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the area.