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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the state, generating wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Residents witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Emergency crews were working to restore energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations received nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mainly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along much of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk expected across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.