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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the state, generating wind gusts reaching 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Destruction

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 residents in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams handled 598 calls for help across the area, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk expected across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.