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Around twenty-five thousand households in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the area, generating powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Widespread Destruction

Residents reported large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities verified that various areas across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our network!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred calls for help across the area, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee region - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on yesterday, over 28,000 power users in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along large portions of eastern Queensland this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

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

Medical Alert

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after previous incidents where similar conditions led to major medical consequences in the region.