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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast were left without power on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events impacted the area, bringing wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Residents reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that various areas across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred calls for help across the region, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - saw considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 emergency requests

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

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential expected across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.