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Around twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems passed over the region, bringing wind gusts reaching 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Homeowners witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to manage the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams handled 598 emergency reports across the state, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of 28k power users in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with persistent storm activity expected across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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