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Approximately 25,000 residences in Queensland's southeast woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after powerful weather events swept through the state, generating powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Large Frozen Precipitation and Widespread Impact

Locals witnessed giant hailstones reaching sizes of seven centimeters in certain regions. Weather authorities confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been affected by large hailstones.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, around one thousand households in the southern state also experienced energy failures after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in over 500 days.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred calls for help across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee region - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - 179 help reports

At the height on the previous day, in excess of 28k power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was predicted as the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk anticipated across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Public health experts cautioned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.