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Around twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland were left without power on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, bringing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Residents reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to address the widespread outages.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around one thousand energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations handled 598 calls for help across the area, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, more than 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.