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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland woke up without power on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the state, generating wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners observed giant hailstones as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Emergency crews were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand households in Victoria also experienced power outages after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - saw significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were expected to linger along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

The following day was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity anticipated across different parts of both areas.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the area.