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Approximately 25,000 households in south-east Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, generating wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units activated to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced energy failures after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred calls for help across the area, mostly for property damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, more than 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the state.