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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, bringing powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Residents observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced energy failures after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mostly for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, over 28,000 power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential expected across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.