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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the state, generating powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, around 1,000 households in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled 598 calls for help across the area, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Impacted Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the area.