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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events impacted the region, bringing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Residents observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across the state had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our network!

Response teams were working to restore power throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, around one thousand residents in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its wettest day in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 emergency reports across the state, primarily for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At the height on the previous day, more than 28k energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity expected across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.