Close to 25,000 Experiencing Electricity in South-East Queensland and Victorian Regions Following Intense Weather Systems

Around 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems passed over the region, generating wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Emergency crews were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand energy customers in Victoria also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 requests for assistance across the state, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 help reports

At one point on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tomorrow was predicted as the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Medical Alert

Health officials cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.