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Around 25,000 residences in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the state, producing powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 calls for help across the state, mainly for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Impacted Regions

• The Werribee area - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

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

This warning comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.