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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, producing wind gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Residents reported giant hailstones as large as 7cm in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately one thousand residents in the southern state also experienced energy failures after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 calls for help across the area, primarily for property damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on Sunday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

The following day was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both states.

Medical Alert

Health officials alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the current weather patterns.

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