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Approximately 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland woke up without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, generating strong winds topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Residents reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the region, mostly for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee region - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the area.