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Nearly 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the region, producing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations handled over five hundred calls for help across the state, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - saw substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along much of Queensland's east this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

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