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Nearly 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the area, producing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Residents witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately one thousand energy customers in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city recorded its wettest day in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - saw significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued storm activity expected across different parts of both regions.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after previous incidents where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the area.