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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the region, generating strong winds topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units activated to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, around one thousand energy customers in the southern state also encountered power outages after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mostly for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, more than 28k energy customers in the state were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk expected across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.