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Approximately 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the state, producing strong winds hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Homeowners observed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our power system!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units working to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received 598 emergency reports across the region, primarily for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee - saw significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28k electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tuesday was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both areas.

Health Warning

Health officials cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the state.