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Around twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems passed over the area, bringing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Damage

Locals reported large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 residents in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 calls for help across the region, mostly for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - recorded significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on Sunday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.