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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, generating wind gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Residents reported large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that various areas across Queensland had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, approximately one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city recorded its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to 598 calls for help across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee region - recorded substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk expected across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.