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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, generating strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Homeowners reported large ice chunks as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. 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!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around 1,000 residents in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations handled 598 requests for assistance across the area, mostly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

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