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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, producing powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across the state had been hit with significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our power system!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair power throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced energy failures after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk expected across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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