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Around 25,000 households in south-east Queensland found themselves experiencing outages on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events impacted the area, bringing wind gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Large Ice Stones and Broad Destruction

Residents observed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that multiple regions across Queensland had been impacted by significant hail.

The recent thunderstorm has absolutely smashed our power system!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair power throughout the impacted areas, with dozens of response units deployed to manage the extensive power failures.

Victorian Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly one thousand households in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in a year and a half.

State Emergency Services received nearly 600 requests for assistance across the area, mainly for building damage but also for fallen timber and inundation.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee - recorded significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various emergency calls
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At one point on Sunday, more than 28k electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along large portions of Queensland's east this next several days as a low-pressure trough continued to pull in damp air against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was predicted as the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both regions.

Safety Concern

Public health experts cautioned that there was an greater possibility of weather-related respiratory issues across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

This alert comes after historical occurrences where analogous circumstances led to significant health impacts in the area.