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Nearly 25,000 households in south-east Queensland were left without power on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events passed over the area, generating wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Substantial Ice Stones and Widespread Destruction

Residents witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. Meteorological experts confirmed that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has heavily impacted our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were working to restore power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units activated to manage the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Meanwhile, around one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered energy failures after the metropolitan area saw its wettest day in 18 months.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mostly for structural issues but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Most Affected Areas

• The Werribee area - experienced significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham area - 179 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of 28k power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both regions.

Health Warning

Health officials alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, particularly given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the region.