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Approximately 25,000 households in south-east Queensland woke up without power on Monday's dawn after intense storm systems impacted the state, bringing powerful gusts hitting over 100 km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Homeowners observed giant hailstones measuring up to 7 centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that different parts across the state had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has severely damaged our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units deployed to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, approximately 1,000 households in the southern state also faced electricity disruptions after the capital city experienced its most precipitation in 18 months.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, primarily for property damage but also for collapsed vegetation and inundation.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - recorded considerable storm damage
• Hoppers Crossing suburb - various assistance requests
• Wyndham - over 175 help reports

At the height on yesterday, over 28,000 energy customers in Victoria were lacking electricity.

Weather Forecast

Humid circumstances were predicted to continue along much of Queensland's east this week as a weather pattern continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

The following day was expected to become the most rainy day, with continued storm activity predicted across multiple regions of both states.

Health Warning

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of epidemic thunderstorm asthma across the countryside regions, especially given the ongoing climate situation.

This alert comes after previous incidents where analogous circumstances led to major medical consequences in the state.