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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms impacted the area, producing powerful gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, around 1,000 households in Victoria also experienced energy failures after the metropolitan area saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the area, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on Sunday, over 28k electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with continued storm activity predicted across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after past events where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the state.