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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the state, bringing strong winds topping 109km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Damage

Residents reported large ice chunks measuring up to 7 centimeters in some areas. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that different parts across the state had been impacted by substantial ice precipitation.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units deployed to address the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

At the same time, approximately one thousand households in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Rescue organizations received nearly 600 emergency reports across the area, mainly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Impacted Areas

• Werribee - saw substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 calls for assistance

During the peak on Sunday, more than 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Moist weather were forecast to persist along large portions of eastern Queensland this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the coast.

The following day was forecast to be the most rainy day, with ongoing severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials alerted that there was an increased chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the area.