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Around 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the state, producing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Broad Destruction

Residents reported giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 households in Victoria also faced energy failures after the capital city experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

At one point on yesterday, over twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of Queensland's east this coming days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.