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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the region, bringing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our network!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand households in Victoria also faced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams handled over five hundred emergency reports across the region, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - saw considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

At one point on the previous day, more than 28k power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

The following day was predicted as the most rainy day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after previous incidents where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the state.