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Nearly 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the area, generating powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Broad Destruction

Locals observed large ice chunks measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that multiple regions across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network!

Emergency crews were working to restore power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 households in Victoria also encountered power outages after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, primarily for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• The Werribee area - saw substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

At the height on the previous day, over 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

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

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential expected across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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