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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events impacted the state, generating wind gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Damage

Residents witnessed large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 residents in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after the capital city saw its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, mostly for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 help reports

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

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with ongoing storm activity expected across various areas of both regions.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.