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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the state, producing strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Impact

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our network!

Emergency crews were working to restore electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

At the same time, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced energy failures after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 emergency reports across the area, primarily for property damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk expected across different parts of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.