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Around 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland woke up without power on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the area, generating powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Extensive Damage

Residents witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 calls for help across the state, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on Sunday, in excess of 28,000 power users in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both states.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after past events where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.