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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the area, bringing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Response teams were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, mostly for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on yesterday, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along significant areas of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both areas.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.