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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the region, generating strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

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

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly 1,000 residents in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Emergency response teams handled over five hundred calls for help across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Impacted Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, more than 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.