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Around twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, generating strong winds topping 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 calls for help across the area, mostly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - recorded significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, over 28,000 power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity anticipated across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.