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Nearly 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the state, generating powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Impact

Locals reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, around 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also experienced power outages after the capital city saw its most precipitation in 18 months.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

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

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were predicted to continue 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 shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Health officials warned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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