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Nearly 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the area, bringing powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Locals witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 households in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services handled 598 requests for assistance across the state, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across various areas of both states.

Medical Alert

Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.