🔗 Share this article

Approximately 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems swept through the state, producing strong winds reaching over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Homeowners observed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across the state had been hit with significant hail.

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

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to 598 emergency reports across the area, mostly for property damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 energy customers in the state 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 draw in moisture against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity anticipated across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the northern rural areas, especially given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.