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Approximately 25,000 households in south-east Queensland woke up without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the area, bringing strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners observed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around 1,000 households in Victoria also encountered power outages after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred emergency reports across the area, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of 28,000 energy customers in the state were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was predicted as the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.