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Approximately twenty-five thousand households in south-east Queensland woke up without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, producing strong winds reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Ice Stones and Broad Damage

Locals observed substantial frozen pellets reaching sizes of seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that multiple regions across the state had been affected by large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our power system!

Utility workers were focused on reestablishing energy supply throughout the impacted areas, with approximately seventy teams working to address the extensive power failures.

Victorian Climate Difficulties

At the same time, nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also faced power outages after Melbourne experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

Emergency response teams handled nearly 600 requests for assistance across the region, mainly for property damage but also for fallen timber and water accumulation.

Hardest Hit Locations

• Werribee - saw significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing area - numerous emergency calls
• Wyndham - nearly 180 help reports

During the peak on Sunday, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Meteorological Predictions

Moist weather were predicted to continue along much of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tuesday was predicted as the wettest day, with ongoing storm activity predicted across different parts of both states.

Health Warning

Health officials cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

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