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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events impacted the area, generating strong winds hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Broad Damage

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred calls for help across the state, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - saw substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various rescue reports
• Wyndham area - over 175 calls for assistance

At one point on the previous day, over 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts alerted that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the state.