🔗 Share this article Thousands Lost Electricity in South-East Queensland and Victorian Regions Following Powerful Weather Systems Around twenty-five thousand homes in south-east Queensland were left lacking electricity on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, bringing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h. Massive Frozen Precipitation and Broad Destruction Residents reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that various areas across the state had been impacted by large hailstones. Today's weather system has heavily impacted our power system! Response teams were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews deployed to handle the extensive power failures. Victoria's Weather Woes Meanwhile, around 1,000 households in Victoria also experienced energy failures after Melbourne saw its wettest day in 18 months. State Emergency Services handled 598 emergency reports across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding. Most Impacted Regions The Werribee area - recorded substantial destruction Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple rescue reports Wyndham - over 175 help reports At the height on the previous day, more than 28,000 energy customers in the state were experiencing outages. Climate Outlook Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline. Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both regions. Safety Concern Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions. This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the state.