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Approximately twenty-five thousand homes in southeastern Queensland were left without power on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms swept through the state, bringing powerful gusts hitting 109km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Widespread Impact

Residents reported large ice chunks as large as seven centimeters in some areas. Weather authorities announced that multiple regions across the state had been hit with significant hail.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Utility workers were attempting to repair power throughout the damaged zones, with approximately seventy teams deployed to manage the widespread outages.

Victoria's Climate Difficulties

Meanwhile, approximately one thousand energy customers in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams received over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, primarily for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and water accumulation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - experienced considerable weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham - 179 help reports

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 energy customers in the state were without power.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were expected to linger along much of the state's eastern regions this coming days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

The following day was expected to become the wettest day, with ongoing severe weather risk expected across different parts of both areas.

Safety Concern

Health officials cautioned that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

This caution comes after past events where similar conditions led to substantial respiratory problems in the region.