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Around 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the region, producing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Residents witnessed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced energy failures after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 calls for help across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued storm activity anticipated across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.