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Around 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the area, producing powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Ice Stones and Broad Impact

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities verified that different parts across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 residents in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area saw its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to 598 requests for assistance across the area, primarily for building damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, over 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.