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Approximately 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the state, producing wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners observed large ice chunks measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our power system!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - saw significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 help reports

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along much of Queensland's east this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Medical Alert

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the area.