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Around twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the region, generating powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Locals reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across the state had been affected by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in Victoria also faced energy failures after Melbourne saw its wettest day in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received 598 requests for assistance across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - recorded significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on Sunday, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was predicted as the most rainy day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

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