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Nearly 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, generating wind gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 calls for help across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - saw considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of 28,000 power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk expected across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.