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Nearly 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, bringing strong winds hitting over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Damage

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, nearly 1,000 residents in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mostly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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