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Around twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the state, producing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Residents reported large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that various areas across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also faced energy failures after Melbourne saw its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee region - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 calls for assistance

At the height on Sunday, in excess of 28,000 power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along much of eastern Queensland this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued storm activity predicted across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.