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Around twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the area, producing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Homeowners observed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, around 1,000 residents in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At the height on Sunday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

The following day was predicted as the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the current weather patterns.

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