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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the region, producing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that different parts across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our network!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, around 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its wettest day in 18 months.

Rescue organizations received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued storm activity anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

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

This alert comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the state.