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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the state, bringing wind gusts reaching 109km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews activated to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services responded to 598 requests for assistance across the area, mostly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along large portions of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.