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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems swept through the area, bringing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Residents observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, approximately 1,000 households in Victoria also experienced power outages after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams handled nearly 600 calls for help across the state, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, more than 28k energy customers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the state.