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Nearly 25,000 households in south-east Queensland were left experiencing outages on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, bringing powerful gusts topping 109 kilometers per hour.

Large Ice Stones and Extensive Impact

Residents witnessed substantial frozen pellets measuring up to seven centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities confirmed that various areas across Queensland had been hit with significant hail.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our network!

Emergency crews were working to restore electricity service throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams working to manage the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand households in the southern state also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams responded to nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Areas

• Werribee region - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - 179 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, more than 28,000 power users in Victoria were without power.

Meteorological Predictions

Damp conditions were expected to linger along large portions of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to pull in damp air against the shoreline.

Tuesday was forecast to be the most rainy day, with continued thunderstorm potential expected across various areas of both regions.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to substantial respiratory problems in the area.