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Around 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, generating strong winds reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Homeowners observed large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, around 1,000 households in Victoria also experienced power outages after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to 598 calls for help across the region, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 calls for assistance

At one point on the previous day, in excess of twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were expected to linger along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential expected across various areas of both regions.

Medical Alert

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the area.