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Around 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the area, bringing powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Damage

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews activated to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also experienced energy failures after the capital city recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various rescue reports
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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