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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, bringing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Impact

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities verified that different parts across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair power throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, approximately one thousand households in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after Melbourne saw its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - recorded considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, more than 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the state.