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Around 25,000 homes in south-east Queensland woke up experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events impacted the area, generating wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Residents witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our power system!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing electricity service throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Weather Woes

Meanwhile, around one thousand households in the southern state also encountered energy failures after Melbourne saw its wettest day in over 500 days.

Emergency response teams handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, mainly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing - various assistance requests
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At the height on the previous day, more than 28k power users in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Damp conditions were predicted to continue along significant areas of Queensland's east this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coast.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing thunderstorm potential predicted across different parts of both states.

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

This alert comes after previous incidents where comparable situations led to major medical consequences in the state.