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Approximately 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, producing powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred calls for help across the region, mostly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee region - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various rescue reports
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.