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Around twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, generating powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Damage

Locals reported large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred emergency reports across the region, primarily for building damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - saw substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on yesterday, more than twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential expected across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the state.