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Approximately 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events passed over the region, bringing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that various areas across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

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

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred calls for help across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along much of eastern Queensland this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.