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Approximately 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, producing strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Damage

Locals observed large ice chunks as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams working to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered energy failures after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of 28,000 power users in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential anticipated across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.