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Approximately 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the state, generating wind gusts hitting 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks as large as 7 centimeters in certain regions. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across the state had been affected by substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were attempting to repair power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also faced energy failures after Melbourne experienced its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, primarily for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 emergency requests

During the peak on Sunday, more than 28k energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

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