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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the state, bringing wind gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Residents reported giant hailstones measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our network!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 residents in the southern state also encountered energy failures after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 calls for help across the state, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

At one point on Sunday, over 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent storm activity anticipated across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.