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Approximately 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast were left without power on Monday morning after powerful weather events passed over the region, producing powerful gusts reaching over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Destruction

Homeowners witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Emergency crews were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams deployed to address the widespread outages.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 energy customers in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations received 598 calls for help across the state, mainly for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee region - recorded substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the coastal areas.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with continued severe weather risk predicted across various areas of both states.

Safety Concern

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This warning comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.