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Around twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, bringing strong winds reaching 109km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that various areas across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to address the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, primarily for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Medical Alert

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the state.