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Around twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the state, generating powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Locals reported substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Emergency crews were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, around one thousand households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the capital city recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 power users in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.