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Around twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, generating wind gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities verified that different parts across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the capital city recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to 598 emergency reports across the region, mostly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along large portions of Queensland's east this week as a weather pattern continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

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

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.