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Around 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after powerful weather events impacted the area, producing strong winds hitting over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Broad Damage

Locals observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, around 1,000 households in Victoria also faced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 help reports

During the peak on yesterday, more than twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

The following day was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity anticipated across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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