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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the area, generating powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Homeowners observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that various areas across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 households in the southern state also experienced electricity disruptions after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, mostly for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on yesterday, more than 28k energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of Queensland's east this coming days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

The following day was predicted as the wettest day, with persistent storm activity anticipated across various areas of both states.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.