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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, producing powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Homeowners reported large ice chunks as large as 7cm in some areas. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our power system!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

At the height on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent storm activity predicted across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

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

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.