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Around 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the area, bringing powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Residents observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews activated to address the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also experienced power outages after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services responded to nearly 600 calls for help across the region, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, in excess of twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the region.