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Around twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, bringing wind gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Locals observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received 598 calls for help across the region, mostly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on the previous day, over 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

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

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the state.