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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the area, bringing strong winds reaching 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Damage

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 residents in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the metropolitan area recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams received 598 emergency reports across the state, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee region - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on the previous day, more than twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were without power.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

Tomorrow was expected to become the wettest day, with continued storm activity expected across different parts of both states.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.