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Around 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events passed over the state, generating powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Damage

Residents observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities verified that multiple regions across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our network!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also faced power outages after the metropolitan area experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received 598 calls for help across the region, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Most Impacted Regions

• Werribee region - recorded substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, in excess of twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were predicted to continue along significant areas of Queensland's east this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both regions.

Health Warning

Public health experts alerted that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after previous incidents where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the area.