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Nearly 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events impacted the region, producing powerful gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Impact

Residents reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts verified that various areas across the state had been impacted by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, around 1,000 households in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred emergency reports across the state, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

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

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.