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Nearly 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, producing wind gusts hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Response teams were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand households in the southern state also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its wettest day in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to 598 emergency reports across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests

During the peak on yesterday, over 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.