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Nearly 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland were left without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events passed over the state, generating strong winds reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Hailstones and Broad Impact

Locals witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to address the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its wettest day in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the state, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - saw substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

At the height on the previous day, over twenty-eight thousand energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned 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 past events where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the region.