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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems passed over the state, bringing wind gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, around 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 requests for assistance across the area, primarily for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - saw substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At the height on the previous day, over 28,000 power users in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential predicted across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.