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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland were left without power on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the state, bringing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Broad Impact

Residents observed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts announced that various areas across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were working to restore power throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly one thousand households in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne saw its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At the height on yesterday, over 28,000 power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across different parts of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.