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Around twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, bringing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Homeowners reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly one thousand residents in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 calls for help across the area, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Impacted Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham area - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on Sunday, over 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.