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Nearly 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland were left without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the area, producing strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones as large as 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to handle the extensive power failures.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also faced energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - experienced considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on yesterday, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along large portions of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with continued storm activity predicted across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the area.