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Around twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the area, producing powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Broad Impact

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Storm Challenges

At the same time, around 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mostly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee - saw considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity anticipated across various areas of both areas.

Medical Alert

Health officials warned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the state.