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Approximately 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the state, generating strong winds reaching over 100 km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Damage

Homeowners observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly one thousand households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the capital city recorded its wettest day in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, mostly for structural issues but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At the height on the previous day, over 28,000 energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk expected across different parts of both areas.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the area.