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Around twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the state, generating strong winds topping over 100 km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Broad Damage

Residents witnessed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At one point on Sunday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk expected across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the region.