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Approximately 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, bringing strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Broad Destruction

Homeowners observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced power outages after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled 598 emergency reports across the area, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At the height on yesterday, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent thunderstorm potential anticipated across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

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