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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in Queensland's southeast found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, generating powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Destruction

Locals reported large ice chunks as large as 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Response teams were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units working to manage the extensive power failures.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand energy customers in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - saw considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 calls for assistance

At the height on yesterday, over 28k power users in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of eastern Queensland this coming days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent thunderstorm potential predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the region.