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Nearly 25,000 households in south-east Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the region, bringing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Broad Damage

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 households in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 calls for help across the area, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - saw significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various rescue reports
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

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