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Approximately 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the state, bringing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Residents witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts verified that various areas across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee region - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, in excess of 28k power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts warned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.