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Approximately 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the region, bringing powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also experienced energy failures after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Emergency response teams handled over five hundred calls for help across the region, mostly for structural issues but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee region - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

At the height on Sunday, over twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

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