Approximately 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland woke up without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, bringing strong winds hitting 109km/h.
Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.
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Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to address the extensive power failures.
Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 residents in Victoria also experienced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.
Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, primarily for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.
During the peak on yesterday, more than 28,000 power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.
Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.
Tomorrow was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential anticipated across different parts of both regions.
Medical authorities alerted that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.
This alert comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.
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