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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the area, bringing strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Damage

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities announced that various areas across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced power outages after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - recorded significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At one point on Sunday, over 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

The following day was predicted as the most rainy day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

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