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Approximately 25,000 households in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, generating strong winds hitting over 100 km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Locals reported giant hailstones measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

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

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around 1,000 residents in the southern state also faced power outages after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to nearly 600 calls for help across the region, mostly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee region - saw substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

At one point on the previous day, more than 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.