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Nearly 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland found themselves lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the state, generating strong winds hitting 109km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Locals observed giant hailstones measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that multiple regions across the state had been affected by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Emergency crews were working to restore electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to manage the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 residents in Victoria also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• The Werribee area - saw considerable destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At the height on Sunday, more than 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were without power.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent severe weather risk expected across various areas of both areas.

Safety Concern

Public health experts alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.