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Around twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems swept through the region, generating wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Residents witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 calls for assistance

At one point on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

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

Medical Alert

Health officials cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the state.