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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the area, producing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Locals observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units deployed to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, around one thousand households in Victoria also faced power outages after the metropolitan area saw its wettest day in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to 598 calls for help across the state, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - saw considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At the height on Sunday, in excess of 28k power users in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk expected across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities alerted that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, particularly given the current weather patterns.

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