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Nearly 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the area, bringing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Locals reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that various areas across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our power system!

Emergency crews were working to restore power throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, nearly 1,000 households in the southern state also experienced power outages after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to 598 requests for assistance across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee region - recorded substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this week as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.