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Around twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the region, producing strong winds reaching over 100 km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Destruction

Residents observed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, around one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area saw its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At the height on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both areas.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the area.