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Around twenty-five thousand residences in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, generating strong winds topping over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Residents observed large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that various areas across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

At the same time, nearly 1,000 residents in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 calls for help across the area, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At one point on the previous day, more than 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

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

Tomorrow was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the area.