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Around twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, producing wind gusts hitting 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Residents witnessed large ice chunks as large as 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, nearly one thousand residents in the southern state also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, primarily for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on the previous day, over 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This caution comes after previous incidents where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the region.