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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, generating powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Broad Impact

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 residents in Victoria also experienced power outages after the capital city saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on Sunday, more than 28k power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential expected across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.