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Around 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the area, bringing strong winds reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Impact

Residents observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received 598 requests for assistance across the state, primarily for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee - experienced substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along large portions of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk expected across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

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