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Around twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, producing strong winds hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners observed giant hailstones as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also faced power outages after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to 598 emergency reports across the state, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee region - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent storm activity expected across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

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

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.