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Around twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland woke up without power on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems swept through the region, producing powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Locals observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts announced that multiple regions across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

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

Emergency crews were working to restore energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, around one thousand households in the southern state also faced power outages after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

At the height on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.