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Around 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, generating strong winds hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our network!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews deployed to address the widespread outages.

Victorian Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received nearly 600 calls for help across the region, primarily for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Impacted Regions

• The Werribee area - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - 179 help reports

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

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity anticipated across multiple regions of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after past events where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.