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Around twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, bringing powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. Weather authorities announced that different parts across the state had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also faced power outages after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received 598 requests for assistance across the area, primarily for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28k power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were expected to linger along much of eastern Queensland this week 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 persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Medical authorities alerted that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the region.