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Around 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland found themselves without power on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the area, producing strong winds reaching over 100 km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Locals observed giant hailstones measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our power system!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, around one thousand residents in Victoria also encountered power outages after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to 598 calls for help across the state, mainly for building damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• The Werribee area - saw considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham area - over 175 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, more than 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

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 shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent storm activity predicted across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

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