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Around twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, generating powerful gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Broad Destruction

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that various areas across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing power throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also encountered power outages after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services handled 598 calls for help across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Regions

• The Werribee area - saw considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28,000 energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

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