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Approximately 25,000 residences in south-east Queensland were left without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, producing powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Residents reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with nearly 70 crews activated to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also encountered electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the area, primarily for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Impacted Areas

• The Werribee area - saw significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

At the height on the previous day, over 28k power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of Queensland's east this week as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with continued severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the region.