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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the region, bringing wind gusts reaching 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Residents reported giant hailstones as large as 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts announced that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams handled 598 requests for assistance across the region, mostly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - recorded substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk expected across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities warned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.