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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, generating wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Residents witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 households in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred calls for help across the state, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

At the height on Sunday, over 28k power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were expected to linger along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk expected across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the region.