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Approximately twenty-five thousand residences in southeastern Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms impacted the state, producing powerful gusts topping 109km/h.

Substantial Ice Stones and Extensive Destruction

Homeowners witnessed large ice chunks measuring up to 7cm in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology verified that various areas across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

This afternoon's storm has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were focused on reestablishing power throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units deployed to address the extensive power failures.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately one thousand residents in Victoria also experienced power outages after the metropolitan area recorded its most precipitation in over 500 days.

State Emergency Services received over five hundred emergency reports across the state, primarily for structural issues but also for downed trees and flooding.

Most Affected Areas

• Werribee region - experienced substantial destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 emergency requests

At one point on the previous day, in excess of 28k power users in the state were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along significant areas of eastern Queensland this coming days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

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

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an increased chance of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, particularly given the ongoing climate situation.

This warning comes after past events where comparable situations led to significant health impacts in the region.