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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after powerful weather events swept through the region, producing wind gusts hitting 109km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Residents reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews activated to manage the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also encountered power outages after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to 598 requests for assistance across the region, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on Sunday, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing storm activity predicted across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.