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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the state, bringing strong winds hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Broad Impact

Residents witnessed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Victorian Weather Woes

Meanwhile, around one thousand households in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Health officials cautioned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the state.