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Approximately 25,000 homes in Queensland's southeast woke up without power on the start of the week after severe thunderstorms passed over the region, producing strong winds topping 109km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Widespread Impact

Locals witnessed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our infrastructure!

Utility workers were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with approximately seventy teams activated to handle the widespread outages.

Southern State's Weather Woes

At the same time, around one thousand households in the southern state also experienced electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area saw its wettest day in 18 months.

State Emergency Services responded to 598 emergency reports across the area, primarily for structural issues but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Hardest Hit Regions

• Werribee region - recorded significant storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 calls for assistance

During the peak on yesterday, more than 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were without power.

Climate Outlook

Moist weather were expected to linger along significant areas of Queensland's east this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to draw in moisture against the shoreline.

Tuesday was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent severe weather risk predicted across multiple regions of both areas.

Health Warning

Medical authorities warned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the region.