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Around 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, bringing powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Residents witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews activated to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Weather Woes

At the same time, around one thousand residents in the southern state also encountered energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the state, mostly for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, more than 28k electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along much of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent storm activity anticipated across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.