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Approximately 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland found themselves without power on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the state, bringing strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Residents witnessed large ice chunks as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 households in the southern state also encountered power outages after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the state, primarily for building damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

At one point on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a weather pattern continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Health officials warned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.