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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland woke up without power on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events impacted the state, bringing wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Broad Impact

Homeowners reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair power throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to address the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also experienced power outages after the capital city recorded its wettest day in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred calls for help across the area, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - experienced substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 help reports

At one point on yesterday, more than 28k energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

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