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Approximately 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland were left without power on Monday morning after intense storm systems passed over the state, generating wind gusts topping 109km/h.

Massive Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Residents observed giant hailstones reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our network!

Emergency crews were working to restore energy supply throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 emergency reports across the state, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 emergency requests

At the height on Sunday, more than twenty-eight thousand electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were predicted to continue along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was forecast to be the heaviest precipitation period, with continued thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts warned that there was an higher risk of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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