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Around 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday's dawn after powerful weather events swept through the area, producing powerful gusts reaching 109km/h.

Massive Frozen Precipitation and Extensive Impact

Locals reported giant hailstones measuring up to seven centimeters in certain regions. Meteorological experts announced that various areas across the state had been hit with large hailstones.

The recent thunderstorm has heavily impacted our network!

Response teams were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with nearly 70 crews working to handle the numerous electricity disruptions.

Victorian Weather Woes

At the same time, approximately 1,000 households in Victoria also experienced electricity disruptions after Melbourne experienced its heaviest rainfall in 18 months.

Emergency response teams responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the state, mostly for property damage but also for fallen timber and flooding.

Most Affected Locations

• Werribee region - saw significant destruction
• Hoppers Crossing - multiple emergency calls
• Wyndham area - nearly 180 emergency requests

During the peak on yesterday, in excess of 28,000 electricity consumers in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Climate Outlook

Humid circumstances were forecast to persist along much of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the shoreline.

Tomorrow was expected to become the heaviest precipitation period, with persistent severe weather risk expected across various areas of both areas.

Medical Alert

Medical authorities cautioned that there was an greater possibility of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, especially given the current weather patterns.

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