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Approximately 25,000 households in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems swept through the area, producing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities announced that various areas across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

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

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, mostly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, more than 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tomorrow was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

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