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Approximately 25,000 households in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the region, producing strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Locals reported large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around 1,000 households in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to 598 calls for help across the state, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, more than 28k power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent thunderstorm potential expected across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.