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Around 25,000 residences in southeastern Queensland found themselves without power on Monday's dawn after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, producing wind gusts reaching 109 kilometers per hour.

Massive Hailstones and Broad Destruction

Homeowners observed giant hailstones as large as seven centimeters in particular locations. The Bureau of Meteorology announced that different parts across the state had been hit with substantial ice precipitation.

This afternoon's storm has heavily impacted our network!

Emergency crews were working to restore energy supply throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews activated to handle the widespread outages.

Victorian Storm Challenges

Simultaneously, approximately 1,000 households in Victoria also encountered power outages after the metropolitan area saw its most precipitation in 18 months.

State Emergency Services responded to over five hundred calls for help across the state, mostly for structural issues but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee region - recorded substantial storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - multiple rescue reports
• Wyndham - over 175 calls for assistance

During the peak on the previous day, more than 28,000 power users in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of the state's eastern regions this next several days as a atmospheric system continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent storm activity predicted across various areas of both states.

Health Warning

Public health experts warned that there was an increased chance of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

This warning comes after historical occurrences where similar conditions led to significant health impacts in the state.