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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland were left without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the region, generating powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Destruction

Locals reported giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7cm in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that various areas across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, around one thousand households in Victoria also encountered power outages after Melbourne saw its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mainly for building damage but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various rescue reports
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At one point on yesterday, more than 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coast.

Tuesday was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the state.