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Around twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the area, producing strong winds topping over 100 km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Destruction

Residents observed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Storm Challenges

At the same time, around one thousand residents in the southern state also faced power outages after the metropolitan area saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

During the peak on yesterday, over 28k power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along much of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity anticipated across different parts of both regions.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.