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Approximately 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the state, producing strong winds hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Damage

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 households in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - recorded significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, over 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

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

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