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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems impacted the state, producing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Impact

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also experienced power outages after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred emergency reports across the region, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - saw substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

At the height on Sunday, over 28k energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with continued thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the state.