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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, bringing powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Damage

Residents reported large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities announced that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly 1,000 residents in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations received nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee region - saw significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on the previous day, over 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk expected across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the area.