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Around twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, producing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Locals reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our power system!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

At the same time, around 1,000 households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on yesterday, over 28,000 energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along much of Queensland's east this coming days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential expected across different parts of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the area.