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Around 25,000 households in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the state, bringing powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Broad Impact

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in certain regions. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, around one thousand households in the southern state also experienced power outages after the capital city saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received 598 emergency reports across the area, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

During the peak on Sunday, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts warned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the area.