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Approximately 25,000 residences in southeastern Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms impacted the region, bringing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Locals witnessed giant hailstones measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts verified that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 households in Victoria also experienced power outages after the capital city recorded its most precipitation in 18 months.

Emergency response teams responded to 598 requests for assistance across the state, primarily for building damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham - 179 help reports

At the height on Sunday, over 28,000 electricity consumers in the state were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were expected to linger along large portions of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

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

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