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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the state, bringing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Locals observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly one thousand residents in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations received 598 requests for assistance across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 calls for assistance

At one point on Sunday, more than 28k energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern 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 different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after past events where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.