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Nearly 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems passed over the area, producing strong winds topping 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Destruction

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced power outages after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee region - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.