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Around twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the region, producing strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Locals witnessed large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand households in Victoria also experienced energy failures after Melbourne saw its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee - recorded significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - over 175 calls for assistance

At one point on yesterday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Medical Alert

Public health experts alerted that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the area.