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Nearly 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the area, bringing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Broad Impact

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also faced power outages after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, primarily for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee region - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

During the peak on Sunday, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

The following day was predicted as the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.