🔗 Share this article Thousands Left Without Power in Queensland and Victoria Following Severe Storms Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the area, producing strong winds hitting 109km/h. Large Ice Stones and Broad Destruction Locals witnessed large ice chunks as large as 7cm in some areas. Weather authorities announced that various areas across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones. The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our power system! Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the widespread outages. Victoria's Weather Woes At the same time, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in a year and a half. Emergency response teams received over five hundred calls for help across the state, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation. Most Affected Areas The Werribee area - recorded substantial weather impact Hoppers Crossing suburb - various rescue reports Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests During the peak on yesterday, over twenty-eight thousand power users in the state were without power. Climate Outlook Damp conditions were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline. Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both states. Medical Alert Medical authorities warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation. This warning comes after past events where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the state.