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Around 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast found themselves without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, bringing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Homeowners reported substantial frozen pellets measuring up to 7 centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units working to handle the extensive power failures.

Victorian Weather Woes

Simultaneously, nearly one thousand residents in the southern state also faced energy failures after Melbourne saw its wettest day in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams handled 598 requests for assistance across the region, mainly for property damage but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee region - saw substantial weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At one point on the previous day, in excess of 28k energy customers in the state were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the coast.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk expected across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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