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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the state, producing strong winds reaching 109km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Broad Impact

Residents witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in 18 months.

Rescue organizations handled 598 calls for help across the state, mainly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - saw considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming 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 severe weather risk expected across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the area.