Approximately 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday morning after intense storm systems passed over the area, producing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.
Homeowners reported large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.
This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!
Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the extensive power failures.
At the same time, nearly 1,000 households in Victoria also encountered power outages after Melbourne saw its wettest day in over 500 days.
Emergency response teams handled over five hundred emergency reports across the state, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.
During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28k power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.
Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.
Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent storm activity expected across various areas of both states.
Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.
This alert comes after past events where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.