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Nearly 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after intense storm systems impacted the area, producing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Residents reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

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

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately 1,000 residents in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the capital city saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received 598 requests for assistance across the area, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - experienced substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, more than 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coast.

The following day was predicted as the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential predicted across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.