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Nearly 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the area, bringing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Homeowners observed large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that different parts across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around 1,000 households in the southern state also faced energy failures after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to 598 requests for assistance across the area, mostly for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Impacted Regions

• The Werribee area - saw substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests

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

Meteorological Predictions

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

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.