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Approximately 25,000 homes in southeastern Queensland were left lacking electricity on Monday morning after severe thunderstorms swept through the area, generating powerful gusts topping over 100 km/h.

Massive Hailstones and Extensive Destruction

Locals observed large ice chunks reaching sizes of 7 centimeters in particular locations. Weather authorities announced that different parts across Queensland had been impacted by large hailstones.

Today's weather system has absolutely smashed our infrastructure!

Emergency crews were attempting to repair electricity service throughout the affected regions, with dozens of response units activated to address the widespread outages.

Victoria's Storm Challenges

At the same time, nearly one thousand residents in Victoria also encountered electricity disruptions after the metropolitan area saw its heaviest rainfall in a year and a half.

Rescue organizations responded to over five hundred requests for assistance across the region, mostly for structural issues but also for downed trees and water accumulation.

Most Affected Regions

• The Werribee area - saw significant weather impact
• Hoppers Crossing - various rescue reports
• Wyndham region - over 175 help reports

At the height on Sunday, more than 28k power users in Victoria were experiencing outages.

Weather Forecast

Damp conditions were forecast to persist along significant areas of the state's eastern regions this week as a low-pressure trough continued to attract humidity against the coastal areas.

Tomorrow was expected to become the most rainy day, with persistent thunderstorm potential expected across multiple regions of both regions.

Medical Alert

Public health experts alerted that there was an higher risk of thunderstorm-induced asthma across the state's northern country region, specifically given the existing atmospheric conditions.

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