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Nearly 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, producing strong winds reaching 109km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Broad Impact

Locals observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

At the same time, around 1,000 residents in the southern state also encountered energy failures after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled over five hundred emergency reports across the region, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

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

During the peak on Sunday, over 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both regions.

Medical Alert

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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