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Around twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events impacted the state, bringing powerful gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Residents observed giant hailstones as large as 7cm in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, around 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also encountered power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the area, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.