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Around twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, generating powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Broad Impact

Locals witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, mostly for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - recorded substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on the previous day, more than 28k power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist 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.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with continued storm activity expected across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.