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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the area, bringing powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Residents reported giant hailstones measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across the state had been affected by significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its wettest day in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled nearly 600 calls for help across the region, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee region - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham area - 179 calls for assistance

At one point on yesterday, more than twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were forecast to persist along much of Queensland's east this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk expected across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

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