🔗 Share this article Thousands Left Without Power in Queensland and Victoria Following Severe Weather Systems Around 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast were left lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems passed over the area, generating powerful gusts reaching 109km/h. Substantial Ice Stones and Widespread Damage Residents witnessed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones. The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our infrastructure! Response teams were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams activated to address the numerous electricity disruptions. Victorian Climate Difficulties At the same time, nearly 1,000 households in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half. Rescue organizations handled 598 requests for assistance across the area, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding. Hardest Hit Regions Werribee region - experienced substantial storm damage Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests Wyndham area - over 175 calls for assistance At the height on Sunday, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages. Weather Forecast Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coast. Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both states. Safety Concern Medical authorities warned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation. This warning comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the region.