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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland were left without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, bringing wind gusts hitting 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Damage

Homeowners observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 calls for help across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee - experienced substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across various areas of both states.

Medical Alert

Health officials alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the state.