🔗 Share this article Nearly 25,000 Left Without Power in South-East Queensland and Victoria Following Intense Storms Around 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events passed over the state, bringing strong winds topping over 100 km/h. Large Hailstones and Widespread Damage Homeowners reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by substantial ice precipitation. The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network! Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions. Victoria's Climate Difficulties Simultaneously, nearly one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its wettest day in over 500 days. State Emergency Services received nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mostly for property damage but also for downed trees and inundation. Most Affected Regions Werribee - saw considerable weather impact Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls Wyndham region - 179 calls for assistance At the height on yesterday, over 28,000 energy customers in the state were without power. Climate Outlook Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this coming days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline. Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across different parts of both regions. Medical Alert Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the current weather patterns. This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.