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Around 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the state, bringing strong winds hitting over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Damage

Residents witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city saw its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled 598 requests for assistance across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At one point on Sunday, over 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the area.