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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the region, bringing wind gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Broad Destruction

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly 1,000 residents in Victoria also encountered power outages after the capital city saw its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams handled over five hundred calls for help across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk expected across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.