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Around 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the area, generating powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Residents witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that different parts across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, around one thousand residents in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred emergency reports across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - saw significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on yesterday, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued storm activity predicted across different parts of both regions.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.