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Nearly twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast were left without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, producing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our power system!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred emergency reports across the area, mainly for building damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee region - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 help reports

At the height on Sunday, in excess of 28k power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued storm activity expected across different parts of both regions.

Safety Concern

Health officials warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.