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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the state, generating strong winds topping over 100 km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Residents reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, around 1,000 residents in Victoria also experienced energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled over five hundred emergency reports across the state, mainly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both states.

Medical Alert

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the region.