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Nearly 25,000 households in south-east Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the state, bringing powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Broad Destruction

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 calls for help across the area, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of Queensland's east this week as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential predicted across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.