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Around twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the area, generating powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Residents reported substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in some areas. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across the state had been hit with significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in over 500 days.

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

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various rescue reports
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, more than 28k energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

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

Tuesday was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.