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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems passed over the state, generating wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Damage

Locals reported large ice chunks as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately 1,000 households in Victoria also encountered power outages after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mostly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - saw significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At one point on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential predicted across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.