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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, bringing strong winds reaching 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Impact

Locals reported large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly 1,000 residents in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred emergency reports across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - recorded significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At one point on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along much of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued storm activity predicted across different parts of both areas.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.