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Around twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, producing strong winds reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Residents reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts announced that various areas across Queensland had been hit with 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 manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly 1,000 households in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 emergency requests

During the peak on Sunday, over 28,000 energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the wettest day, with persistent storm activity anticipated across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

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