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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the region, bringing powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Broad Impact

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by significant hail.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around 1,000 households in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred emergency reports across the region, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - experienced considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28k energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of Queensland's east this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was predicted as the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across various areas of both states.

Medical Alert

Health officials cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.