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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the state, bringing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Hailstones and Extensive Impact

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as 7cm in certain regions. Weather authorities announced that various areas across the state had been impacted by significant hail.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

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

Victoria's Weather Woes

Simultaneously, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred calls for help across the region, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Regions

• Werribee - recorded substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous rescue reports
• Wyndham - 179 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, over twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in the state were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were expected to linger along much of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

Tuesday was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.