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Around 25,000 households in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the state, producing wind gusts reaching 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Locals witnessed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts verified that different parts across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair power throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced power outages after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 calls for help across the region, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various rescue reports
• Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28k power users in the state were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along much of eastern Queensland this week as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.