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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the region, producing strong winds hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Residents witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At one point on yesterday, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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