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Around twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, producing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Homeowners reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to address the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 residents in the southern state also faced power outages after the metropolitan area saw its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this coming days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing storm activity expected across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.