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Nearly twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the region, bringing powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Extensive Damage

Locals witnessed giant hailstones as large as seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to address the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, around 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also experienced energy failures after the capital city saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations handled 598 emergency reports across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various emergency calls
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

During the peak on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with continued storm activity expected across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

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