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Around twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the state, bringing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Damage

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also experienced power outages after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred emergency reports across the region, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - saw considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential expected across different parts of both states.

Medical Alert

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.