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Around twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland were left without power on the start of the week after intense storm systems passed over the region, bringing strong winds topping 109km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Broad Destruction

Homeowners observed large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand residents in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Medical authorities alerted that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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