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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the area, generating wind gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been hit with significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore power throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced energy failures after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, mostly for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

At the height on the previous day, more than 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along much of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.