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Nearly 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the state, bringing powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Damage

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts announced that various areas across the state had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, around 1,000 residents in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in 18 months.

Emergency response teams handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee region - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, over 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

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

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