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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, generating strong winds hitting over 100 km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Impact

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across the state had been hit with significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, around one thousand households in the southern state also faced energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred emergency reports across the region, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after past events where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the region.