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Around 25,000 residences in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the region, producing strong winds hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that various areas across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also faced energy failures after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - saw considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, more than 28,000 power users in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across different parts of both areas.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the region.