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Around twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the area, producing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Residents reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also faced energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 calls for help across the state, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity expected across various areas of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.