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Around 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the area, bringing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Residents witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, around one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered power outages after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.