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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast were left without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the state, bringing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Residents observed giant hailstones as large as 7 centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne saw its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, over 28k electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the state.