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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland woke up without power on the start of the week after powerful weather events impacted the region, bringing powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Residents observed large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to address the widespread outages.

Victorian Weather Woes

At the same time, around one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced energy failures after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations handled 598 requests for assistance across the region, mostly for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Locations

• Werribee - saw significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 emergency requests

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28k energy customers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of eastern Queensland this week as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk expected across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities alerted that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.