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Nearly 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, bringing powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand households in the southern state also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams handled nearly 600 calls for help across the state, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At one point on the previous day, more than 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland 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 persistent storm activity predicted across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.