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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems swept through the state, producing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Large Hailstones and Broad Impact

Homeowners observed large ice chunks as large as 7cm in particular locations. Weather authorities verified that different parts across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our network!

Utility workers were working to restore electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, approximately 1,000 residents in Victoria also experienced energy failures after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations received over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mostly for building damage but also for downed trees and inundation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 help reports

At the height on the previous day, over 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along much of eastern Queensland this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Medical Alert

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the state.