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Around 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the state, bringing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Broad Impact

Residents observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, around one thousand residents in Victoria also faced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mainly for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• The Werribee area - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

During the peak on Sunday, more than 28,000 energy customers in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities alerted that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

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