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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the region, bringing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners observed large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area saw its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Rescue organizations handled nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, primarily for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - experienced substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 help reports

At the height on Sunday, more than 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk expected across various areas of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.