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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, generating powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Damage

Homeowners reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that various areas across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its wettest day in 18 months.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 calls for help across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather 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 forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.