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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after intense storm systems impacted the area, bringing powerful gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Residents reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that different parts across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the widespread outages.

Victoria's Weather Woes

At the same time, around 1,000 residents in Victoria also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 calls for assistance

At one point on yesterday, over 28,000 power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

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