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Around twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the area, generating wind gusts reaching 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Residents witnessed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. Meteorological experts announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, primarily for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee region - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent storm activity predicted across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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