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Around 25,000 households in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, bringing powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced energy failures after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 calls for help across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - experienced significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

At one point on Sunday, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk expected across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.