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Approximately 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday morning after intense storm systems passed over the area, generating wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Damage

Homeowners observed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across the state had been affected by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

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

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams handled 598 calls for help across the region, mainly for building damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee - experienced considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on yesterday, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were predicted to continue along much of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after past events where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.