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Approximately 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland woke up without power on Monday morning after intense storm systems impacted the region, generating powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Destruction

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore power throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, around 1,000 households in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 calls for help across the region, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

The following day was predicted as the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.