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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems passed over the region, generating powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also experienced energy failures after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

At one point on the previous day, more than 28k energy customers in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along much of eastern Queensland this week as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

The following day was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued storm activity expected across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the region.