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Approximately 25,000 households in Queensland's southeast woke up lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the area, producing wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners reported large ice chunks as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across the state had been hit with significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

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

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, around one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services handled over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, more than 28,000 power users in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along large portions of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

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

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