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Nearly twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast woke up lacking electricity on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the state, bringing wind gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Hailstones and Widespread Destruction

Residents witnessed substantial frozen pellets as large as seven centimeters in some areas. Meteorological experts verified that various areas across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Response teams were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with dozens of response units deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Southern State's Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also encountered power outages after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred emergency reports across the area, primarily for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - experienced significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of 28k power users 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 low-pressure trough continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with persistent thunderstorm potential anticipated across multiple regions of both states.

Medical Alert

Health officials warned that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the northern rural areas, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.