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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, producing strong winds reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred calls for help across the area, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - saw significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along much of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the region.