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Nearly 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the region, bringing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our power system!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand residents in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received 598 emergency reports across the state, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity predicted across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the region.