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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the state, producing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, nearly 1,000 residents in Victoria also encountered energy failures after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received 598 calls for help across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

During the peak on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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