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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, producing wind gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Homeowners reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand households in Victoria also encountered energy failures after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in 18 months.

State Emergency Services responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - saw significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

At one point on Sunday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances 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 coast.

Tomorrow was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the state.