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Approximately 25,000 households in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems impacted the state, producing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Broad Damage

Residents reported giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts verified that various areas across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews deployed to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced power outages after the capital city experienced its wettest day in 18 months.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

At one point on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.