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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the state, bringing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews activated to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

At the same time, around 1,000 households in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 calls for help across the area, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - saw substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk expected across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

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

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