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Around 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, generating powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Broad Destruction

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along much of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Medical Alert

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

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